Ny kamo ihany no sasatra.
“The lazy are always the most tired.”
-Malagasy proverb

Ilé dára ó ku ẹkẹ́; èèyàn-án dára ó ku ìwà.

“The house is beautiful but for its pillars; a person is handsome, but what of character?”

-Yorùbá proverb

Explanation: Bad character negates what would otherwise make one appealing.

Àlàáfíà baba ẹ̀ṣọ́; ojúrírí baba ara líle.

“Well-being, father of commanding presence; peace of mind, father of well-being.”

-Yorùbá proverb

Explanation: Well-being is a foundation for a good life. A troubled mind negates the possibility of well-being. The absence of well-being impairs our capacity to be fully present in the world.