"The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them."
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Nigeria - Author
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" But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbors that he was in error. And so peop... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
12
" Eneke the bird was asked why he was always on the wing and he replied: "Men have learned t... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
12
" Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its l... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
11
" Even the village rain-maker no longer claimed to be able to intervene. He could not stop t... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
10
" No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (a... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
10
" "The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her mesenger," Okonkwo said. "A child's fingers ar... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
10
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" A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just w... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
10
" And when, as on that day, nine of the greatest masked spirits in the clan came out togethe... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
9
" "Beware Okonkwo!" she warned. "Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak wh... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
8
" Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, called the converts the excrement of the clan, and the ne... "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
8
" The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them. "
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
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