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What a man does not know is greater than he.

Chinua Achebe

The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
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Different Kind Language Price Submission World
A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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Friendship Goat Hen Stomach
When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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Attention Comfortable Commitment Grave Risk Run
The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
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Deep Lizard Philosophy Praise
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
When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Man Watch Young
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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Art Conversation Eat Word
Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
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Animal Frog Known Life See Yourself
One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems – where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?
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Angry Collapse Quit Reason Therapy Trouble
Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
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Art Creation Effort Himself Reality
If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.
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Foot Hands Hold Myself Pretend
Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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Thinking Work Yourself
Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.
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Dance Finding Music Self Love Yourself
No man however great is greater than his people.
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Greatness Leadership Man People Position Value
I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.
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Growth Life Old People Thinking
Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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Carry Himself Man Wisdom

What a man does not know is greater than he.

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