Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
CHINUA ACHEBEA debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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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Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems – where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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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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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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Africa is to Europe as the picture is to Dorian Gray-a carrier onto whom the master unloads his physical & moral deformities.
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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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There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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I don’t like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.
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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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