As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
CHINUA ACHEBEOne of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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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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Charity is the opium of the privileged.
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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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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.
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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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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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Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
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I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one.
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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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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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