Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man, 'one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast.

Chinua Achebe
Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man,...
Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man,...
Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man,...
Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man,...
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The mouth is one of the most important parts of the human body. It allows us to speak, eat, and function in society. When someone has a mouth like that, it's clear that they were not breast-fed; it makes them look like they'd never sucked at their mother's breast.

Source: Things Fall Apart

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