Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
CHINUA ACHEBEThe language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.
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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.
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Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform.
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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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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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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
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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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A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
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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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An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question.
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When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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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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