"The leopard crouches low before it leaps..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The leopard crouches low before it leaps high.”

- Ghanaianstrength

Meaning

Preparation and humility precede great achievement.

Akan hunters study leopard behavior for tactical lessons. The crouch before the leap teaches that lowering oneself first enables the greatest rise.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

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