Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.
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Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said – or betray it. So it is not something that you can write up on the wall, saying this is what has to be done. Every generation has to discover what it needs to do.
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No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.
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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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If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.
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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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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.
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There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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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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Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform.
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I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.
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Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.
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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.
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The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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