My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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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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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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When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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Women and music should not be dated.
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An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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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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I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.
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The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
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Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to write. But it should be the quality of the craft, not the audience, that should be the greatest motivating factor.
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