Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
CHINUA ACHEBE
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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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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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Charity is the opium of the privileged.
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An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question.
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It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.
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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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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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When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
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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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Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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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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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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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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