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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

Chinua Achebe

There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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Moral Obligation Power Thinking
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Creation Inspirational People Story Success
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
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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Dance Hurry Lame Pleasure
There is no story that is not true.
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One Liner Story True
Now one of the changes that must come to Africa is the idea of limited rule, I mean in term of how long one leader can stay in power. The era of president for life is not gone yet but it is on its way out and that is one of the problems with Mugabe and others.
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Change Ideas Leadership Limitation Power Problem Stay
The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.
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Dance Mask Place Stand World Yourself
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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End Government Known Leadership Oneself Problem Worst
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
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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Creativity Love Purpose Rule Suffering
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
What a man does not know is greater than he.
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Greatness Himself Man
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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Motivational Shine Stand Sun
When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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Brother Death Fight Profit Stranger
It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.
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Better Brave Coward Live Praise Worth
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

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