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There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Chinua Achebe

The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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Destroy Language Man Old Repair Talk Togetherness Young
A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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Debt Decay
Africa is to Europe as the picture is to Dorian Gray-a carrier onto whom the master unloads his physical & moral deformities.
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Moral Photograph Physical
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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Change Learning Myself
When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
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Death Ground Library Man Old
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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Break Children Live Prayer Wing
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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Experience Learning Philosophy Wisdom
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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Dance Mask Place Stand World Yourself
When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.
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Arm God Goodness Harvest Man Peace Strength
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
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Clear Fools Himself Man Peace Togetherness White Winning
Now one of the changes that must come to Africa is the idea of limited rule, I mean in term of how long one leader can stay in power. The era of president for life is not gone yet but it is on its way out and that is one of the problems with Mugabe and others.
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Change Ideas Leadership Limitation Power Problem Stay
He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Brother Fools Treat Worst
My weapon is literature.
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Literature Myself Weapon
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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Greatness Imagination Man Privilege Yourself
When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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Competition Coward Fight Hungry Man See
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Character Ethnicity Greatness Man Pay Respect

There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

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