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“The most humble of huts is pleasing when it is clean; the most luxurious setting offers no attraction if it is covered in dust.”
— Mariama Bâ
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "“The most humble of huts is pleasing when it is clean; the most luxurious setting offers no attraction if it is covered in dust.”" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Mariama Bâ
Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages.
About Mariama Bâ
Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages.
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