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“Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks.”

Living, engaged people communicate; withdrawing into silence is a kind of death.

— Traditional Benin Wisdom, Benin

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Benin

“Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.”

Failing to notice and appreciate the good things in life leads to a poorer existence.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Work is the medicine for poverty.”

Labor and effort are the true remedy for hardship and want.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The world is a journey; the afterworld is home.”

Earthly life is temporary travel, while the true, lasting home lies beyond it.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“A great affair covers up a small matter.”

A major issue easily overshadows and hides a lesser one.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Anyone who plants a tree before they die has not lived in vain.”

Leaving something lasting behind gives a life meaning and purpose.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing.”

Assess a person's true circumstances before making a request of them.

Source: Traditional Benin proverb, public-domain oral tradition