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The chicken sweats, but its down hides it from us.
What it means
In the proverb's image, the chicken sweats like anyone else, but its feathers keep us from seeing it. Most people are carrying more than shows on the outside.
Yoruba
· West Africa
Source and context
From:
Yoruba, West Africa
Source:
Yoruba (Nigeria) proverb; documented in Owomoyela, Yoruba Proverbs (University of Nebraska Press, 2005) — chicken sweats entry
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.
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