Wisdom Library

A tired mind needs gentleness, not insult.

Rest is not laziness; it is repair.

A good path is made by walking it.

However long the night, morning will come.

A person can be standing and still be tired inside.

A real friend tells you when your face is dirty.

Knowledge is like a baobab tree; no one person can embrace it alone.

Do not look where you fell; look where you slipped.

A physician does not drink medicine for the sick.

When the mind is crowded, sit with your breath first.

What is not spoken can become heavy in the chest.

One hand does not catch a buffalo.

The person who is still breathing still has a road ahead.

If you are on the road to nowhere, find another road.

You must act as if it is impossible to fail.

One bad nut spoils the rest.

The crab does not give birth to a bird.

Let not what you cannot do tear you from what you can do.

Two people in a burning house must not stop to argue.

A crack in the wall shows where the rain entered.

When two calabashes float on water, they touch each other.

Even the strongest drum must rest after being beaten.

The old woman cares for the child while the child grows teeth; the child later cares for the old woman when she loses teeth.

No one is born wise.

Wisdom is not kept in one head.

The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.

Little by little, the bird builds its nest.

The one who asks for directions does not get lost.

One tree does not make a forest.

Patience is good, but hard to practice.

The body whispers before it shouts.

Your worth is not reduced because today is hard.

The blind person does not show the way to another blind person.

If God breaks your leg, He will teach you how to limp.

The heart does not make noise, but it carries many things.

A child who asks questions does not become a fool.

Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

A person is a person through other persons.

Nsianim mfiri aseɛ.

The roots of a tree do not dry up.

Haba na haba hujaza kibaba.

Little by little fills the measure.

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

Pole pole ndio mwendo.

Slowly slowly is the way.

When the music changes, so does the dance.

Nyame nkum wo a, obi ntumi nkum wo.

If God does not kill you, no one else can.

Moyo unaopona polepole ndio imara zaidi.

A heart that heals slowly is the strongest.

Rest is not a reward. It is a right.

Grief is not a sign you loved too much. It is proof that you loved well.

The forest would be silent if no bird sang except the one that sang best.

A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

Obiadiakyɛ na ɔyɛ ade pa.

The patient one does good things.

Onipa na ohia onipa.

Lit: "A person it-is who needs a person."

Agya na ema obi tena ho.

It is the father who makes someone worthy to stay.

Your emotions are messengers, not enemies. Listen to what they are trying to tell you.

Onii na ɔnim n'ani asɛm.

It is the person who knows their own eye's issue.

Wo ho nhyira ne wo nsa kɔ.

Your blessings are in your hands.

Talking to yourself gently is also a form of prayer.

Woyi wo honam na woanyi wo sunsum.

You can take away the body but not the spirit.

Breathe. You are still here. That is enough for now.

Ɔdeɛ wohyɛ yɛ nea ɔpɛ.

What you are made of is what you choose.

Obi nkyerɛ akoko soro.

No one points the way to the sky for the eagle.

Obra ye hyehye.

Lit: "Life is fittings/adjustments."

Nea ɔde abufuo nni adwuma yɛ ɔfofor.

One who works in anger is a fool.

When the music changes, so does the dance.

Adapt to whatever life brings you.

A tree is straightened while it is young.

Growth and healing begin early — it is never too late to start.

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

However long the night, the dawn will break.

Akosua na Ama bɛkɔ a, wɔnkɔ – When two people agree to do something, they should do it together.

Cooperation leads to success.

Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.

Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path.

Pole pole ndio mwendo.

Slowly slowly is the way — pace yourself.

Moyo unaopona polepole ndio imara zaidi.

A heart that heals slowly is the strongest.

Breathe. You are still here. That is enough.

Grief is just love with nowhere to go.

Haraka haraka haina baraka.

Haste has no blessing — take your time.

He who does not know one thing knows another.

Everyone has unique gifts — honour yours.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Ẹni tó bá jọ rìn, ìlú ẹni kì í jóná – He who walks with others, his town does not burn.

Those who are part of a community are protected.

Ubuntu: I am because we are.

I am because we are — a person is a person through other people.

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

Together we are stronger.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

You cannot run away from your own heart.