"What the elder sees sitting down, the yo..." - Igbo Proverb

“What the elder sees sitting down, the young cannot see standing up.”

- Igbowisdom

Meaning

Experience gives perspectives that youth and energy alone cannot match.

Igbo elder councils (ndichie) make decisions based on decades of accumulated wisdom. Youth may have vigor but lack sight.

Origin

Igbo

Language

Igbo

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Igbo

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