proverbs

504. Ku muñ, muuñ. (2,3,6,7,8,9,19)
He who is patient will smile.
All good things come to those who wait.
505. Ku yàgg cib teen, baag fekk la fa. (2,3,5,6,7,8,9,14,15,18,19,20)
The person who waits long enough at the well will eventually find a bucket to draw
water with.
“All things come to those who wait.”
“Good things come to those who wait.”
506. Lu waay muñ mu jeex. (12)
What a person patiently endures will come to an end.
507. Ndànk-ndànk mooy jàpp golo cib ñaay. (2,3,5,6,8,13,14,19,20)
Little by little, one catches the monkey in the forest.
“Slow and steady wins the race.”
It is with little steps than one can achieve the big tasks.
508. Koo ne duma la topp fa ngeen jëm dafa sorewul. (15)
Boo nee nit duma ko topp, booba fa ngeen jëm soriwul. (7)
If you say to someone, “I will not follow up on you”, then where you are going
together is not far away.
Patience has its limits. If you allow someone to do as they see fit it is only because you do
not have to tolerate it for long.
Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world
gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27 NIV)
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in
you. (Isaiah 26:3 NIV)
Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
(Psalms 119:165 NIV)
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (Psalms 34:14 NIV)
"There is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked." (Isaiah 48:22 NIV)
509. Yoonu jàmm du wiir. (11,12,15)
The way of peace is never winding.
The solution which solves the crisis and brings peace is usually the most simple. Peace is
worth everything.
510. Jàmm, ca la ñépp xaj. (2,15)
Jàmm ci la lépp xaj. (14)
Everything is contained in peace.
Peace is the (only recipient) that all men can enter into and be at ease.
511. Bakkan, jàmm la bëgg. (2,9)
Bàkkan, jàmm lay laaj.
The soul aspires only to peace.
This proverb demonstrates the importance of peace in Wolof culture.
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