"Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth." - Yoruba Proverb

“Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth.”

- Yorubafamily

Meaning

The respect you receive in old age is earned by how you treated others in your youth.

Yoruba society reserves seats of honor for respected elders. This proverb reminds the young that their future dignity depends on present conduct.

Origin

Yoruba

Language

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