Nobody can teach me who I am.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhat a man does not know is greater than he.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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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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Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am – and what I need – is something I have to find out myself.
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There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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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 does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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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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It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.
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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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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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