Time operates like a bird; while it is before you, if not caught, flies away and never to be seen again.
Meaning: We don’t have the luxury of time to live and do things the way we want. The truth is time is an impatient visitor; while you have it, you make the best of it. And if you don’t, you can never regain whatever time you have lost. Hence, the best time to do anything is now.
A hand is never enough to lift a heavy load.
Meaning: This proverb underpins the power of unity. We are not created to live independently of others. We need other people at every stage of our life. No matter how much we achieve, when we synergize with others, we can do much more than we would have done individually.
A person’s conscience is God’s witness
Meaning: Every human is born with a conscience. Whenever one does wrong, their conscience registers the wrong even if the person does not want to. This makes the said conscience the only witness of the wrongdoing, making it, by extension, God’s witness.
If there is no smoke, there won’t be a fire
Meaning: Just as Newton’s law of motion states, objects are always at rest unless forces are exerted upon them. This proverb implies that nothing happens just by itself without a causative factor. Behind every noise, there is something making the sound.
One cannot sharpen the stick that will pierce his eye. Instead, he uproots it
Meaning: This proverb highlights the essence of getting rid of potential perils early as opposed to letting them grow to the point where they then harm the person who noticed them.
One person does not hold council
Meaning: A person deliberating an issue by himself cannot be said to have held a council. This proverb highlights the essence of having various people in the decision-making process.
