Charity is the opium of the privileged.
CHINUA ACHEBEJust think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.
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When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
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The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
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Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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I think not just Nigeria but I think the whole of Africa has to turn back to the rural areas and that’s where the majority of the citizens are and that’s where the engine of of development has to be found.
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When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don’t always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
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No man however great is greater than his people.
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