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COLLECTIONS Every nation is an heir of a vast treasury of ideas and labor to which the living and the dead of all nations have contributed. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ | ||
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The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they
opened, but the treasures are poured before you. Like unto trees of gold
arranged in beds of silver, are wise sentences uttered in due season. ~ Khemetic Wisdom ~ Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author? ~ Philip G. Hamerton ~ 
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BOOKWisdom for the Soul of Black Folk"We are truly blessed to have access to this treasury of voices speaking so eloquently of ancient wisdom and contemporary understanding. The ancestors must be extremely gratified."- Malidoma Somé Quotations from people of African origin and descent
worldwide, and across time, including Ptahotep, Plotinus, Augustine, Walda Heywat,
Ignatius Sancho, Phyllis Wheatley, Haile Selassie, Aime Cesaire, Marcus Garvey,
Kwame Nkrumah, Bob Marley, Derek Walcott, Molefi Kete Asante, Oprah Winfrey,
Barack Obama, Lauryn Hill and many others. |
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Unless we learn the lesson of self-appreciation and practice it, we shall
spend our lives imitating other people and deprecating ourselves. ~ Aida Overton Walker ~ If there is a miracle in the idea of life it is this: that we are able to exist for a time – in defiance of chaos. ~ Binyavanga Wainaina ~ |
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A Chocolatery of Wisdom for the Soul
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Never confuse knowledge with wisdom. By wisdom I mean wrestling with
how to live. ~ Cornel West ~ You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right. ~ Ray Charles ~ |
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Bits of Wisdom for the Soul:
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Proverbs are full of poetry and twists. They are made up of words that
have been molded for centuries, if not milleniums, until a minimum of words
carry an extraordinary potential for meaning.
~ Gaston Kaboré ~ |
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Black Wisdom BookmarksEach with two quotations: on the header and the other
scripted diagonally across an image of Anansi. 8 combinations in subtle colorways. |
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Wisdom is not like money, to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan Wisdom ~ To spiritually regulate oneself is another form of the higher education that fits man for a nobler place in life. ~ Marcus Garvey ~ |
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Lucite Card HolderFor desk or bedside table, holds up to 70 cards. |
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Give your ears, hear the sayings, Give your heart to understand them; It profits to put them in your heart. ~ Amenemope ~ |
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Purple Velour Drawstring BagProtects and carries up to 150 cards. |
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Knowing that material and spiritual progress are essential to man, we must
ceaselessly work for the equal attainment of both. Only then shall we be able to
acquire that absolute inner calm so necessary to our well being. ~ Haile Selassie ~ |
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Black Wisdom T-shirt 100% heavy cotton, black only, in M, L, XL, XX 
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220 quotations by Black authors 
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anthologies compiled and edited by Larry Chang
Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing and Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk BACK TO TOP
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