Ukiona vyaelea, vimeundwa.
“If you see things floating, know that they were built.”
Visible success is always the product of unseen effort and preparation.
— Traditional Kenya Wisdom, Kenya
Source: Traditional Swahili proverb (Kenya), public-domain oral tradition
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