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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.

Chinua Achebe

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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Compromise Integrity Refusal Test True
Charity is the opium of the privileged.
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Charity Opium Privilege
Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
CHINUA ACHEBE

Book Creation Different Myself People
When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.
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Arm God Goodness Harvest Man Peace Strength
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Himself Man Trouble
The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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Dance Singing World
When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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Brother Death Fight Profit Stranger
A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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Blame Dry Lips Man
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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Cook Greatness Home Known Mom Neighbor
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
A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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Coward Fight Run Time War
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Creation Inspirational People Story Success
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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Charity Forget Goodness Lying Necessary Reality Solution Work
Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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Thinking Work Yourself
The world is large,” said Okonkwo. “I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family.” “That cannot be,” said Machi. “You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.
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Children Family Man Sex Tribe Woman World
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Bone Fall Myself Son

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