A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.

- Chinua Achebe

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

- Chinua Achebe

There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.

- Chinua Achebe

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

- 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 …

- Chinua Achebe

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

- Chinua Achebe

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has …

- Chinua Achebe

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

- Chinua Achebe

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

- Chinua Achebe