"The silence of the drum is also a kind o..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The silence of the drum is also a kind of music.”

- Ghanaianpatience

Meaning

Pauses, rest, and silence have as much meaning and value as activity.

Ewe master drummers understand that the space between beats gives rhythm its shape. Silence is not absence but essential structure.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Ewe

“Hurrying and happiness do not walk together.”

Rwandan

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

Ghanaian

Explore more proverbs about patience