My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
CHINUA ACHEBEIt is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.
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Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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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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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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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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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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