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Whole Nother Level of Understanding African Proverbs
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Whole Nother Level of Understanding African Proverbs
Hard to understand
People say they want to read you, to understand you, to see a side of you no one else gets to see; but they never do because you're on a whole nother level of understanding.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music
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The reason that you can sometimes be hard to understand is that we are all unique creatures.
Whole Nother Level of Understanding African Proverbs
We are not obliged to answer a village
message.
The hen cannot lay eggs of
crocodiles and crocodiles cannot lay eggs of hens.
One who is bound to stray follows a
defined path.
Eggs and stones should not dance with
one another.
No matter how much a person changes goats will never lay eggs.
You should not sleep outside just because
someone else did it and was lucky.
There is no king who is not
gossiped about.
The lion does not
turn around when a small dog barks.
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