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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

Chinua Achebe

The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
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Deep Lizard Philosophy Praise
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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Expression Feeling Story Talk
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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Break Oneself Wings
There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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Moral Obligation Power Thinking
If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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Hear Understand Yourself
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Character Ethnicity Greatness Man Pay Respect
When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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Attention Comfortable Commitment Grave Risk Run
Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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Book Creation Different Myself People
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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Finding Neck People Time Water Yourself
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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Animal Lying Philosophy
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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Deal Fools Goodness Known Man Peace Thinking Yourself
An angry man is always a stupid man.
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Angry Man Stupidity
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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Break Children Live Prayer Wing
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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Deep Glorify Greatness Hunt Proverb Story
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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Audience Beginning Factor Praying Writing
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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Change Learning Myself

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