"There was a saying in Umuofia that as……" — Chinua Achebe

"There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him."

— Chinua Achebe

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162 Quotes by Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe has 162 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to…
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we…
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it,…
I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you.…
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe…
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different…
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to…
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end.…
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and…

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More Beaten Quotes

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There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who've had their… — Kevyn Aucoin
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think… — Roger Bannister
I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I… — Drew Barrymore
You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you. — Yogi Berra
One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. — John Burroughs
One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off… — Samuel Butler
If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. — George Carlin
I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried… — Stokely Carmichael
I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women… — Noam Chomsky
Rest in natural great peace, this exhausted mind, beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought, like the relentless fury of… — Unknown Author
They have to convert our agenda into something aggressive. Two guys wanting to be happy together are invading their marriages.… — Barney Frank
You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.… — Bruce Lee

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