We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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No man however great is greater than his people.
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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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It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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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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Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am – and what I need – is something I have to find out myself.
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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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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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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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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n’ani ji onwe ya: ‘He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.’
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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