Care Quote by Wole Soyinka

“You cannot live a normal existence if you haven't taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.” quote by Wole Soyinka — Download Open image

“You cannot live a normal existence if you haven't taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.”

Wole Soyinka

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