"Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone."
They took great pride in personal achievements, hence the term ''A proud heart''. This is related to Okwonkwo's survival and hard work when other farmers just lazied about and procrastinated. He was the only one who survive the drought through diligence. His pride rested in surviving alone rather than having the painful experience of failing alone.''since i survived that year, i shall survive anything'', he claimed.
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