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“The speaking and doing of Maat are good. Goodness consists of generosity, respect, a sense of fairness and a profound respect for moderation or balance in human relations.”
-Jacob H. Carruthers: Mdw Nṯr: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present
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“We Black folks be knowin we got some unique patterns of language goin on up in here in the U.S. of A. Yet, still today, in the twenty-first century, after more than four decades—count ’em, foe decades!—of research by language scholars, it’s some people who say Black Language ain nothin but ‘slang and cuss words,’ or ‘it’s just broken…
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Ɔyare kɛse ase na wɔsa nyarewa.
“In the course of treating a serious illness, minor ones are also treated.”
-Akan proverb
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Mtu si mjinga asemaye sikufahamu.
“A person who says ‘I don’t understand’ is not stupid.”
-Swahili proverb
Explanation: Ignorance of some things is inevitable, as no one can know everything. To admit what one does not know is not a cause for shame, but an invitation to learn more.
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