Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
CHINUA ACHEBEI 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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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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As a rule I don’t like suffering to no purpose. Suffering should be creative, should give birth to something good and lovely.
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In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
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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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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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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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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
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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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A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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