Selected quotes by

Achebe Chinua

1930 - 2013 (83)

Achebe Chinua
6 quotes
Quote 1

Charity... is the opium of the privileged.

Quote 2

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.

Quote 3

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Quote 4

When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk.

Quote 5

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

Quote 6

I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.