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Chinua Achebe quotes about proverbs

Nigerian Writer November 16, 1930

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At the most one could say that his chi or ... personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also. Okonkwo said yes very strongly; so his chi agreed. Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe quote: "Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very..."
Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. Chinua Achebe
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: "He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down. Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe quote: "An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in..."
An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb Chinua Achebe

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