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