MANGA NTH A TE AO, A TRIBUTARY OF TIIE WANOANCI. 
CHAPTER IX. 
WAKATAUKI, OR PROVERBS. 
Next to traditions, Proverbs are the most highly esteemed ; 
they are extremely numerous, and are used on all occasions. 
The following are a few as examples : — 
1. He mi kai; e kore e roa te tiro hanga; ka pa tau, he pal tan- 
gata c roa te tiro hanga. 
The pleasure derived from looking at good food is short, and that 
of looking at a good man is long. 
2. Maramara nui a mahi, kei riro i a noho. 
Let industry he rewarded, lest idleness get the advantage. 
