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“The world is a marketplace; we enter, we trade, we leave.”
Meaning
Life is temporary; make your transactions count while you are here.
Cultural Context
Yoruba marketplace philosophy views life itself as a market day. Each person comes to trade their talents and departs when the market closes.
Origin
Nigerian
Language
Yoruba
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