As a child, is a man wrapped in his mother's womb; as an adult, in tradition; comes death, and he is wrapped in earth. (Malawi Proverb)

As a child, is a man wrapped in his mother's womb; as an adult, in tradition; comes death, and he is wrapped in earth.

Malawi Proverb

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