Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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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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My weapon is literature.
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As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.
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Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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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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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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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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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one.
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