A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
CHINUA ACHEBEYou 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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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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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform.
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Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.
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Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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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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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
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Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.
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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.
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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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There is no story that is not true.
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And theories are no more than fictions which help us to make sense of experience and which are subject to disconfirmation when their explanations are no longer adequate.
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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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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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Women and music should not be dated.
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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
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Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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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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