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.
CHINUA ACHEBEDo 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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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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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
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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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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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Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
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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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Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
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No man however great is greater than his people.
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A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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My weapon is literature.
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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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