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Shona Definition
Hapana chinhu chingangotanga chanzi hachina ruyamuro. Kazhinji chaunoti hachina basa ndicho chinobatsira. Saka munhu mupangami anoedza zvose mukutsvaga zvaanenge achida.
English Translation
You cannot tell which grain is the one that thickens the porridge. Do not throw a thing away as useless, because the very item you dismiss today may be the one that serves you tomorrow.
Cultural Context
“Neighbours quote it to a man sorting through his belongings when moving house and tempted to discard things.”
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