Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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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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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When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.
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There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
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I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one.
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The world is large,” said Okonkwo. “I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family.” “That cannot be,” said Machi. “You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.
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A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it’s far removed from your situation.
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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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No man however great is greater than his people.
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And theories are no more than fictions which help us to make sense of experience and which are subject to disconfirmation when their explanations are no longer adequate.
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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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Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
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If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
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