African Proverb Quotes


If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.

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Of Senegalese Origin

Topics
Africa
Change
Future
Patience
Time
Certainty
Fate
Anxiety
Apprehension
Inevitability
Procrastination
Proverbs
Senegal
Waiting
Carpe Diem
Arrival
Miscellaneous
Don't Delay
Don't Waste Time
Inexorability
Live in the Moment
Make the Most of Today
Seize the Day
Take Action
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African Proverb

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A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore.