Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
CHINUA ACHEBEThere is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said – or betray it. So it is not something that you can write up on the wall, saying this is what has to be done. Every generation has to discover what it needs to do.
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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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The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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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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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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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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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.
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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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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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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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