"The wise traveler asks about the road ah..." - Tanzanian Proverb

“The wise traveler asks about the road ahead, not about the road behind.”

- Tanzanianwisdom

Meaning

Focus on what lies ahead rather than dwelling on what has already passed.

Swahili caravan routes required constant forward intelligence. Looking backward was impractical when the path ahead held the real challenges.

Origin

Tanzanian

Language

Swahili

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Ethiopian

“The Nile does not run backward.”

Egyptian

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