Aza Manao Toy Ny Sotrobe Lava Tango Mahay Atsy Mahay Aroa

This Malagasy proverb advises against being boastful and arrogant. A ’long-handled ladle’ here symbolizes a person who constantly brags about their abilities or acts with an air of superiority. By exaggerating one’s skills, one only alienates others and becomes unlikable. The equivalent English proverb might be ‘Don’t blow your own trumpet.’ It’s always better to remain humble and modest in one’s actions and words.

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