“The strength of the elderly is in the ears and on the lips.”
An elder's authority comes from careful listening and wise speech rather than physical strength.
— Traditional Burkina Faso Wisdom, Burkina Faso
Source: Traditional Mossi proverb, shared heritage across Togo, Burkina Faso and Mali, public-domain oral tradition
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