"Patience is the key which solves all problems." - Somali Proverb

“Patience is the key which solves all problems.”

- Somalipatience

Meaning

Many difficulties resolve themselves when approached with patience.

Somali pastoralists endure long dry seasons waiting for rains. Patience is an existential survival skill deeply woven into daily life.

Origin

Somali

Language

Somali

“Patience can cook a stone.”

Nigerian

“Little by little the bird builds its nest.”

South African

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