"The cassava has its own time to be ready..." - Congolese Proverb

“The cassava has its own time to be ready; you cannot hurry it with words.”

- Congolesepatience

Meaning

Some processes have fixed timelines that no amount of urging will change.

Cassava takes months to mature in Central Africa. Congolese farmers embody patience as a daily practice in their staple crop cultivation.

Origin

Congolese

Language

Lingala

“The yam does not ripen in a day.”

Igbo

“Patience can cook a stone.”

Nigerian

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