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Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.

Chinua Achebe

We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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Break Hurt Man Neck Seek
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Himself Man Trouble
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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Compromise Integrity Refusal Test True
Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am – and what I need – is something I have to find out myself.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Description Finding Myself Need Teaching
No man however great is greater than his people.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Greatness Leadership Man People Position Value
While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.
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Charity Forget Goodness Lying Necessary Reality Solution Work
When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
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Death Ground Library Man Old
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Motivational Shine Stand Sun
Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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Apology Man Perspective Procrastination
It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Direction Neighbor People Story
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
CHINUA ACHEBE

Animal Lying Philosophy
If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Foot Hands Hold Myself Pretend
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Break Oneself Wings
There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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Character Fear Man Nature Oneself Shout
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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Experience Learning Philosophy Wisdom
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn’t perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Fake Myself Religion Story Truth

Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.

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