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  What it means

  “Where there is one bone and two bulldogs, peace is unknown.” When two rivals compete for a single prize or resource, conflict is inevitable.

  English equivalent

  Two dogs fight over a bone.

  Vocabulary

  • kość — bone
  • bryt — bulldog (archaic/regional)
  • pokój — peace
  • znany — known

  Grammar note

  'Nie znany' (two words) is an older form; modern Polish would write 'nieznany'. The dash creates a rhetorical pause.

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