--- title: "18 Knows Quotes By Chinua Achebe" description: "18 Knows quotes by Chinua Achebe. Plus more from Chinua Achebe and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/chinua-achebe-781_doe_what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than_2183352.png" --- > [What a man does not know is greater than he.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than-he/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/chinua-achebe-781_doe_what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than_2183352.png) > [I know that an important message is not a novel. To say that we should all be kind to our neighbors is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-know-that-an-important-message-is-not-a-novel-to-say-that-we-should/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/chinua-achebe-781_be-kind_i-know-that-an-important-message-is-not_563707.png) > [I'm amazed when I think about students today. They know from day one what they are going to be. We didn't. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-m-amazed-when-i-think-about-students-today-they-know-from-day-one/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/chinua-achebe-781_amazed_i-m-amazed-when-i-think-about-students-t_3143528.png) > [If you ask me, Now, is it your best book? I would say, I don't really know. I wouldn't even want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/if-you-ask-me-now-is-it-your-best-book-i-would-say-i-don-t-really/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/chinua-achebe-781_ask-me_if-you-ask-me-now-is-it-your-best-book-i_1780346.png) > [Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/whenever-you-see-a-toad-jumping-in-broad-daylight-then-know-that/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/chinua-achebe-781_broads_whenever-you-see-a-toad-jumping-in-broad_1724161.png) > [In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/in-dealing-with-a-man-who-thinks-you-are-a-fool-it-is-good-sometimes/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/chinua-achebe-781_chosen_in-dealing-with-a-man-who-thinks-you-are_650074.png) > [Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/become-familiar-with-your-home-but-know-also-about-your-neighbors-the/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/chinua-achebe-781_cooks_become-familiar-with-your-home-but-know_2382534.png) > [I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-find-nigeria-very-frustrating-i-am-not-alone-in-this-there-are-many/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/chinua-achebe-781_brain_i-find-nigeria-very-frustrating-i-am-not_43555.jpg) > [I couldn't tell you why but now I know a story is in fact where you discover who you are, where a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-couldn-t-tell-you-why-but-now-i-know-a-story-is-in-fact-where-you/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/chinua-achebe-781_culture_i-couldn-t-tell-you-why-but-now-i-know-a_473462.png) > [I have so many ideas; there are so many things that need to be done, so many possibilities, you know; one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-have-so-many-ideas-there-are-so-many-things-that-need-to-be-done-so/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/chinua-achebe-781_confused_i-have-so-many-ideas-there-are-so-many-t_261090.jpg) > [I don't want to be the one to tell somebody, You will not make it, even though I know that the majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-don-t-want-to-be-the-one-to-tell-somebody-you-will-not-make-it-even/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/chinua-achebe-781_enough_i-don-t-want-to-be-the-one-to-tell-someb_2958415.png) > [To answer oppression with appropriate resistance requires knowledge of two kinds: in the first place, self-knowledge by the victim, which means awareness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/to-answer-oppression-with-appropriate-resistance-requires-knowledge/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/chinua-achebe-781_aliases_to-answer-oppression-with-appropriate-re_419711.jpg) > [We know the potentiality of Nigeria and the talent and the resources and to see it having no effect on the lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/we-know-the-potentiality-of-nigeria-and-the-talent-and-the-resources/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/chinua-achebe-781_africa_we-know-the-potentiality-of-nigeria-and_1635599.png) > [Writing is like wrestling; you are wrestling with ideas and with the story. There is a lot of energy required. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/writing-is-like-wrestling-you-are-wrestling-with-ideas-and-with-the/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/chinua-achebe-781_accepting_writing-is-like-wrestling-you-are-wrestl_1097966.png) > [Colonial rule means that power, initiative is taken away from you by somebody else who makes your decisions. If that goes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/colonial-rule-means-that-power-initiative-is-taken-away-from-you-by/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33f/chinua-achebe-781_able_colonial-rule-means-that-power-initiativ_1977064.png) > [What really worries me is that those who are in positions of power are not really affected by what we are writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/what-really-worries-me-is-that-those-who-are-in-positions-of-power/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/chinua-achebe-781_affected_what-really-worries-me-is-that-those-who_134526.png) > [My books have done extremely well, I know. But I don't honestly feel much different from when I began to write. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/my-books-have-done-extremely-well-i-know-but-i-don-t-honestly-feel/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/chinua-achebe-781_age_my-books-have-done-extremely-well-i-know_576898.png) > [When I'm writing, I really want to satisfy myself. I've got a story that I am working on and struggling with, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/when-i-m-writing-i-really-want-to-satisfy-myself-i-ve-got-a-story/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/445/chinua-achebe-781_i-can_when-i-m-writing-i-really-want-to-satisf_984173.png) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Chinua Achebe > [“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murdered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/in-such-a-regime-i-say-you-died-a-good-death-if-your-life-had/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [“Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/do-not-despair-i-know-you-will-not-despair-you-have-a-manly-and-a/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/my-son-even-if-you-want-to-fall-at-least-fall-where-your-bones-can-be/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [“And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/and-so-mr-brown-came-to-be-respected-even-by-the-clan-because-he-trod/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-have-learned-that-a-man-who-makes-trouble-for-others-is-also-making/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/in-fact-i-thought-that-christianity-was-very-a-good-and-a-very/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-find-nigeria-very-frustrating-i-am-not-alone-in-this-there-are-many/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-do-not-actually-see-how-art-literature-can-be-anything-other-that/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/democracy-is-not-something-you-put-away-for-ten-years-and-then-in-the/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/when-there-is-a-big-tree-small-ones-climb-on-its-back-to-reach-the-sun/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands. In one of my essays,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/when-i-began-going-to-school-and-learned-to-read-i-encountered/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane. H. P. LOVECRAFT, attributed, Telling It Like It Is Dancing is very important nowadays.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/almost-nobody-dances-sober-unless-they-happen-to-be-insane-h-p/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [This is why I find racism impossible, because this is against humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/this-is-why-i-find-racism-impossible-because-this-is-against-humanity/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [“Then listen to me,' he said and cleared his throat. 'It's true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/then-listen-to-me-he-said-and-cleared-his-throat-it-s-true-that-a/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) > [What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/what-you-must-accept-is-that-your-life-is-not-going-to-be-the-same/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/chinua-achebe/#itemlist", "name": "18 Knows Quotes By Chinua Achebe", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What a man does not know is greater than he.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chinua Achebe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/chinua-achebe-781_doe_what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than_2183352.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/chinua-achebe-781_doe_what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than_2183352.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/chinua-achebe-781_doe_what-a-man-does-not-know-is-greater-than_2183352.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What a man does not know is greater than he.” — Chinua Achebe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that an important message is not a novel. 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