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Patience gives birth to good things.

Swahili proverb, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 499

The source

"Patience gives birth to good things." This Swahili proverb is recorded in Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 499. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.

"Subira huvyaa mwana mwema."

Original Swahili, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 499. Swahili: W. E. Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), archive.org; meaning checked against Taylor's English.

Who said it

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Questions

Who said "Patience gives birth to good things."?
Swahili proverb. Source: Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 499.
What is the original Swahili?
Subira huvyaa mwana mwema. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.

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