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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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Greed loses what it has gained.
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War is not porridge
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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