What does If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy mean?

A Cameroonian proverb likening love to an illness for which patience is the cure. It suggests that enduring love's challenges and being patient will overcome the hardships that love brings. For example: "He was mad with jealousy, but his elder told him to be calm – if love is a sickness, patience is the remedy. In time, trust grew and the relationship healed."

Where does the slang word If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy come from?

If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy is a slang term from Cameroon. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Cameroon and across Africa.

If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang

Added Aug 02, 2025 · 1 definition

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If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy definition 1

A Cameroonian proverb likening love to an illness for which patience is the cure. It suggests that enduring love's challenges and being patient will overcome the hardships that love brings.

"He was mad with jealousy, but his elder told him to be calm – if love is a sickness, patience is the remedy. In time, trust grew and the relationship healed."

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025

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Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

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