Haitian proverb — Slowly, slowly, the egg will walk.
Slowly, slowly, the egg will walk.Haitian proverb
Traditional Haitian proverb
An egg cannot walk. Given time, what emerges from it can. The proverb hides a whole theory of patience inside one strange, cheerful image.
You are not slow. You are early. Keep the conditions right — daily warmth, daily attention — and what looks inert today will one day walk on its own.
Words that widen the world
Slowly, over a period of time.
Synonyms: steadily, progressively, little by little
Gradually, the words came easily.
To come out into view or existence.
Synonyms: appear, surface, arise
Fluency emerged after months.
Common questions
It means great things develop with patience — what seems incapable now will grow into ability if given time.
It is a traditional Haitian proverb, so we mark it as attributed.
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