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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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What you learn is what you die with
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war.
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Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald ~ yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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