"The night is long for him who cannot sle..." - South African Proverb

“The night is long for him who cannot sleep.”

- South Africanstrength

Meaning

Suffering feels endless when you are in the midst of it, but it tests and builds your endurance.

Sotho wisdom acknowledges that hardship is subjective. The same night passes quickly for the rested but crawls for the troubled.

Origin

South African

Language

Sotho

“However long the night, the dawn will break.”

Congolese

“The darkness of night cannot stop the light of morning.”

Cameroonian

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