"The tree does not move unless there is w..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The tree does not move unless there is wind.”

- Ghanaiannature

Meaning

Effects always have causes; nothing happens without a reason.

Akan philosophical observation links all events to causes. Nothing in nature occurs without a driving force.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

“The wind does not break a tree that bends.”

Tanzanian

“When the music changes, so does the dance.”

Hausa

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