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Shona Definition
Ushamwari hunotanga huchinyanyisa hunowanzoparara vanhu vasisanzwanani. Rudo runotanga nokupisa mwoyo harutani kupera zvekare runowanzoguma rava bopoto.
English Translation
Closeness taken too far too early is what produces the scattering. A tie that starts at full heat rarely lasts: before long the two no longer get on, they are let down and at cross purposes with each other, and it can end in fighting.
Cultural Context
“The proverb is cited as counsel against friendships struck up in haste that are never given time to ripen.”
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