What did Chinua Achebe mean by: A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be. Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria Copy
The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Adaptability, Communication, Diversity, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Bravery, Insecurity, Violence, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Imagination, Insight, Perception, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Influence, Power, Reputation, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Conflict, Generational differences, Resolution, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
I have found that I work best when I am at home in Nigeria. But one learns to work in other places. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Adaptation, Home, Work, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
I think writers are not only writers, they are also citizens. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Creativity, Responsibility, Society, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Empowerment, Prioritization, Resilience, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
To be audacious with tact, you have to know to what point you can go too far. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man can keep another’s secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
