By crawling a child learns to stand

“By crawling a child learns to stand.”

African proverb and quote.

“By crawling a child learns to stand.” Every person starts small and learns through experience. A baby cannot walk right away. It first crawls on all fours. Slowly, through repeated efforts, it learns balance. Falling down teaches valuable lessons about standing up.

Great achievements need patience and steady progress. Walking transitions to running and jumping. Each new skill builds on the previous ones. Skipping steps makes it more difficult to advance. Taking it step by step leads to mastery.

This proverb urges perseverance in the face of adversity in order to attain goals. Babies don’t quit crawling and trying to walk after a few falls. They persist until they walk. Similarly, we must see obstacles as opportunities. Continuous learning, no matter how small, improves skills. Consistent effort overcomes any obstacle.