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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.

Chinua Achebe

When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Man Watch Young
The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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Dance Singing World
A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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Coward Fight Run Time War
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Bone Fall Myself Son
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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Children Family Man Sex Tribe Woman World
It 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.
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Better Brave Coward Live Praise Worth
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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Animal Lying Philosophy
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Character Ethnicity Greatness Man Pay Respect
If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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Fingering Oneself
The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace.
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Earth Existence Ideal Myself Place
There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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Character Fear Man Nature Oneself Shout
A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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Children Milk Mom Pay
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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Motivational Shine Stand Sun
Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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Apology Man Perspective Procrastination
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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Dance Mask Place Stand World Yourself
Women and music should not be dated.
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Date Music Woman

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