What did Chinua Achebe mean by: There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him. Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria Copy
When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Continuity, Perseverance, Tradition, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Travellers with closed minds can tell us little except about themselves Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Closed-mindedness, Self-reflection, Understanding, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Learning, Nurturing, Observation, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
+ If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. Author, January 15, 2023December 25, 2024, Chinua Achebe, Creativity, Empowerment, Independence, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Challenge, Innovation, Medicine, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
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
Poetry and slave trading cannot be bedfellows. That’s where I stand. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Morality, Poetry, 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
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Do not take up cause against the inaccuracies printed about you. They are your protection. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
