"The moon does not grow full in one night..." - Somali Proverb

“The moon does not grow full in one night.”

- Somalipatience

Meaning

Completeness and fulfillment are gradual processes that cannot be rushed.

Somali pastoral calendars track the moon's phases for migration timing. Its gradual waxing models the patient development of all worthy things.

Origin

Somali

Language

Somali

“The moon moves slowly, but it crosses the town.”

Ghanaian

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