What a man does not know is greater than he.
CHINUA ACHEBEEvery lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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.
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We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn’t perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.
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A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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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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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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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 goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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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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The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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No man however great is greater than his people.
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