Chinua Achebe Quotes About Things Fall Apart Important
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A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.
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We have heard stories about white men who make the powerful guns and the strong drinks and took slaves away across the seas, but no one thought the stories were true.
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Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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Beware Okonkwo!" she warned. "Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak when a god speaks? Beware!
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An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb
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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.
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When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
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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.
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Living fire begets cold, impotent ash.
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There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.
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There is no story that is not true.
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Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings.
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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 won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
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