No man however great is greater than his people.
CHINUA ACHEBENo man however great is greater than his people.
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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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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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
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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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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his 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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We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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