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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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