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Chinua Achebe Quotes: 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.
         

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



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



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



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



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





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