When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
CHINUA ACHEBEWe cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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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A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.
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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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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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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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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 mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to write. But it should be the quality of the craft, not the audience, that should be the greatest motivating factor.
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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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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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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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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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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