He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
CHINUA ACHEBEAn angry man is always a stupid man.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
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No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.
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As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
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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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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don’t always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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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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The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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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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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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A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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