A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
CHINUA ACHEBEA man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.
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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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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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A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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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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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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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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Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.
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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 you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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I think not just Nigeria but I think the whole of Africa has to turn back to the rural areas and that’s where the majority of the citizens are and that’s where the engine of of development has to be found.
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Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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