"The elephant never tires of carrying its..." - Cameroonian Proverb

“The elephant never tires of carrying its tusks.”

- Cameroonianstrength

Meaning

What is natural to you never feels like a burden; embrace your gifts.

Bamileke proverbs about elephants celebrate the acceptance of one's natural endowments. What you were born with is not a weight but a gift.

Origin

Cameroonian

Language

Bamileke

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