Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
CHINUA ACHEBEOnly 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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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When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
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There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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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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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
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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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The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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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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Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to write. But it should be the quality of the craft, not the audience, that should be the greatest motivating factor.
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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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