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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life.
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