"The bird that pecks at the rock trusts i..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The bird that pecks at the rock trusts in the strength of its beak.”

- Ghanaianperseverance

Meaning

Persistent effort against seemingly impossible obstacles requires self-belief.

Akan gold miners observed birds pecking at rock faces. Their tireless effort mirrors the persistence needed to extract gold from stone.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

“Patience can cook a stone.”

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