What did Chinua Achebe mean by: That we are surrounded by deep mysteries is known to all but the incurably ignorant. Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria Copy
When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Family, Madness, Shame, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
This is why I find racism impossible, because this is against humanity. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Humanity, Impossible, Racism, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Excellence, Perseverance, Work, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
When a new saying gets to the land of empty men, they lose their heads over it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Ignorance, Influence, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Greatness, Respect, Success, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
If I write novels in a country in which most citizens are illiterate, who then is my community? Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Identity, Isolation, Literacy, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Experience, Knowledge, Learning, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Deception, Observation, Uncertainty, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Art is a language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication. Read explanation Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves. Frank Shamrock Mixed martial arts fighter
A blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
