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The man with patience becomes prosperous.
What it means
This saying is often read as tying patience directly to prosperity. Staying steady through hardship, rather than rushing toward an outcome, is what it credits with the reward.
Hausa
· West Africa
Source and context
From:
Hausa, West Africa
Source:
Hausa proverb (Mahaƙurci, mawadaci); documented in Hausa proverb collections on patience and perseverance
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.
Perseverance
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