Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Chinua Achebe Quotes: A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.
         

A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.


Chinua Achebe
Check all other quotes by Chinua Achebe

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Chinua Achebe Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/A-kinsman-in-trouble-had-to-be-464373>.





Check out


Other quotes of Chinua Achebe


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.

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.



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

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



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.

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.



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.

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.



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.

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.



The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.



When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate



If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.



One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.



As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.





Other quotes you may like


There is a differenece between a bad boy and a boy that's bad for you.

There is a differenece between a bad boy and a boy that's bad for you.



The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.



He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.

He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.



We must get going. Tomorrow, tomorrow.

We must get going. Tomorrow, tomorrow.



The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look, because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.

The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look, because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.



When brands talk about themselves in real time, it’s just boring faster.

When brands talk about themselves in real time, it’s just boring faster.



What you say is who you are. How you say it is your style.

What you say is who you are. How you say it is your style.



I am having a very difficult time. Things happen unexpectedly.

I am having a very difficult time. Things happen unexpectedly.



An abyss seems to have opened between the intellectual cosmopolites of culture and the people, hungry for word and meaning.

An abyss seems to have opened between the intellectual cosmopolites of culture and the people, hungry for word and meaning.



Air and manners are more expressive than words.

Air and manners are more expressive than words.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.". Author of this quote is Chinua Achebe. This quote is about brother, flesh, anger, felt, saved, trouble, bones,.