“When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.”
― No Longer at Ease
― No Longer at Ease
“My people have a saying which my father often used. A man whose horse is missing will look everywhere even in the roof.”
― Anthills of the Savannah
― Anthills of the Savannah
“Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.”
― Arrow of God
― Arrow of God
“Don't disparage the day that still has an hour of light in its hand.”
― Anthills of the Savannah
― Anthills of the Savannah
“Nations enshrine mediocrity as their modus operandi, and create the fertile ground for the rise of tyrants and other base elements of the society, by silently assenting to the dismantling of systems of excellence because they do not immediately benefit one specific ethnic, racial, political, or special-interest group. That, in my humble opinion, is precisely where Nigeria finds itself today!”
― There Was a Country: A Memoir
― There Was a Country: A Memoir
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