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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
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One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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A ripe melon falls by itself.
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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