African-American Proverbs

Martha, remember a couple of episodes ago when we were talking about African American proverbs?

Well, here are some more.

Smiling faces sometimes lie.

It’s true.

And that’s the thing about proverbs.

They are universal truths.

Absolutely.

This is why they ring true regardless of your culture or your background, right?

Absolutely, yeah.

Don’t die with the dead.

I think that’s a shorter version of if your friends jumped on a lake, would you jump on the lake too?

That is, don’t hang around with dumb people who do dangerous things.

Oh, Ned, that’s interesting because I would think it means carry on with your life after you lose someone.

That makes more sense.

I have these without context.

I would need to see them in the middle of writing.

But I bet your reading is more accurate.

Here’s another one.

Tell me what you think of this.

There is always a person greater or lesser than yourself.

And it’s easy to forget, right?

Unless you’re listening to the Desiderata, right?

You are a child of the universe.

Yeah, you’re right.

These are universal.

Universal proverbs.

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