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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.

Chinua Achebe

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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Arm God Goodness Harvest Man Peace Strength
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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Deep Glorify Greatness Hunt Proverb Story
We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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Break Hurt Man Neck Seek
My weapon is literature.
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Literature Myself Weapon
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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Adventure Kindness Myself Way
A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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Blame Dry Lips Man
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
You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.
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Change Learning Myself
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn’t perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.
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Fake Myself Religion Story Truth
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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Apparent Important Ourselves Quite Value
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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Creativity Love Purpose Rule Suffering
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
No man however great is greater than his people.
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Greatness Leadership Man People Position Value
An angry man is always a stupid man.
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Angry Man Stupidity
The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
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Damage Repair Time
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

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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