Bamigboye OlurotimiOnly a foolish child would go swimming in the river that swallowed his father.
About This Quote
Life is never fair, but it is always full of lessons. In Nelson Mandela’s quote above, he is saying that even though life isn’t fair, it still teaches us valuable lessons. Swimming in a river that has been poisoned by a man who murdered your father is a bad idea, even if the river didn’t really swallow your father.
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