11 African proverbs you did not know you needed

Nduta Waweru July 27, 2018

11 African proverbs you did not know you needed

Proverbs on patience

If you do not have patience you cannot make beer. — Ovambo 

Beer requires adequate time to marinate; if you don’t have the patience for this then you are not eligible to make beer.

Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living. – Ibo 

In this proverb, the Ibo showcase the importance of time and balancing between speed and slowness.

 

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: July 27, 2018

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