This month’s proverb invites a closer look at how traditional wisdom holds up in contemporary settings.

Effective leadership blends service, courage, and example-setting; weakness at the top creates ripple effects that undermine organisations, societies, and states alike.

This month’s proverb is a call for restraint, coexistence, and collective responsibility, grounded in the understanding that peace and harmony are prerequisites for meaningful development.

This proverb reminds us that when we take part in a shared task, we naturally share in its rewards.

He who wants to be king one day, begins by learning to serve.

We do not bypass the thumb when tying a knot.

This proverb advocates peace, harmony, and interdependence in a community of diverse interests.

Those who climb a good tree, get a push.

It is the wise child we send on errands, not one noted for long strides.

The crab crawls, its baby crawls; who will guide the other to walk?

The Hen, Like the Rooster, also Knows it’s a New Day

Freedom comes with responsibilities.

He who does not know, can know from learning.

Having been raised on rice, there is no excuse for birds of the grassland not to know its worth.