Ebe onye ji oso ruru, onye ji ije g'erukwa ya

Wherever a runner arrives, a walker will arrive too.

What it means

The runner and the walker reach the same place; only the time differs. The proverb says that slow, steady progress arrives where speed arrives.

Igbo · West Africa

Source and context

From: Igbo, West Africa

Source: Igbo (Nigeria) oral-tradition proverb (Ebe onye ji oso ruru, onye ji ije g'erukwa ya), documented in Igbo proverb collections (e.g. Chinedu V. Onyema, Cataloging Africa)

The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.

Patience

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