Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
CHINUA ACHEBEWe cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n’ani ji onwe ya: ‘He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.’
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I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.
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The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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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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Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.
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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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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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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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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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There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
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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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Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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