Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
CHINUA ACHEBEArt is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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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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I don’t like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.
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The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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