Chapter 1
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The Swahili say that what you are not taught by your parents, you'll be taught by the world.
— John Kiriamiti
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Swahili say that what you are not taught by your parents, you'll be taught by the world." in the context of "Chapter 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Kiriamiti" (Quotes, My Life in Crime (1984))
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About John Kiriamiti
John Kiriamiti (born 14 February 1950) is a Kenyan former bank robber turned writer. Kiriamiti is best known as the writer of My Life in Crime and My Life with a Criminal: Milly's Story, which were both a sensation among Kenyan youth in the late 1980s and 1990s.
About John Kiriamiti
John Kiriamiti (born 14 February 1950) is a Kenyan former bank robber turned writer. Kiriamiti is best known as the writer of My Life in Crime and My Life with a Criminal: Milly's Story, which were both a sensation among Kenyan youth in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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