What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
CHINUA ACHEBEThe lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace.
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A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Women and music should not be dated.
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When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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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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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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My weapon is literature.
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A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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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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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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