Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
CHINUA ACHEBEWe do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.
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Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.
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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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I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.
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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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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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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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There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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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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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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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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