# PROVERB 

By [EDUoforka](https://paragraph.com/@renzoexchange) · 2022-08-30

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It's true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats his child, it seeks sympathy in its mother's hut. A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life's sweet. But when there's sorrow & bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland.

*   Chinua Achebe

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