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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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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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There is no fool who is disowned by his family.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
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