Chinua Achebe: "Age was respected among his people…"

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در میان مردم او سن مورد احترام بود اما دستاورد ستایش می‌شد. همانطور که بزرگان می‌گفتند اگر کودکی دست‌های خود را بشوید می‌تواند با پادشاهان غذا بخورد.

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