The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
CHINUA ACHEBEA man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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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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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Charity is the opium of the privileged.
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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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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The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
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