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Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.

Chinua Achebe

A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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Carry Cure Disease Hospital
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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Easy Leadership Manufacture Preparation Reason Yourself
No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.
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Man Prosperity Rule Woman
Charity is the opium of the privileged.
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Charity Opium Privilege
He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Brother Fools Treat Worst
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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Arm God Goodness Harvest Man Peace Strength
If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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Inspirational Motivational Writing Yourself
While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.
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Charity Forget Goodness Lying Necessary Reality Solution Work
I think not just Nigeria but I think the whole of Africa has to turn back to the rural areas and that’s where the majority of the citizens are and that’s where the engine of of development has to be found.
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Development Finding Rural Thinking
When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Man Watch Young
Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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Book Creation Different Myself People
Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.
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Dance Hurry Lame Pleasure
If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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Hear Understand Yourself
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
In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
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Deal Fools Goodness Known Man Peace Thinking Yourself
You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.
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Change Learning Myself

Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.

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Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.

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