Words of our fathers...words of wisdom

• Africans in the diaspora must not shirk thier responsibilties: An individual and corporate responsibilty to the continent, for As long as they are African descedants, Her lack and desolation is their shame...

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• The past is what we have done. The present is what we are doing. The future is what we can do...
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• True black pride is not much ado about 'soul', But going back to basic roots; Identifying with your people, Treating one another with respect, Living without violence..
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• In Africa one cannot afford to wait for opportunities; Our poverty is already enough opportunity; There is a lot to be done and that is the essence of opportunity...
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• Africa cannot afford to compare with the west; She can only improve herself And be content
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• Everybody wants a better world but few people wants to use their head
  

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• A leader should accept the fact that From the moment of leadership He is sacrificed to death and each subsequent day Becomes a bonus; For the preparation of his memorial
  General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

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• When a handshake exceeds the shoulder it is no longer a handshake.
  Igbo proverb.

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• If women did not exist; all the Money in the world will have no meaning
  Aristotle Onasis.

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• No matter how angry a small fish is; it cannot swallow a big fish.
  African proverb.

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• No matter how fierce a dog is, it cannot watch over two compounds
  African proverb.

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• We cannot gloss over facts and expect problems to solve themselves
  Sir Ahmadu Bello (1910-1966).

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• A wise man does not scratch with the same intensity as an itch...
  Benin Proverb.

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• It is what a thief sees at day time; He steals in the night.
  African proverb.

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• Abba Epiphanus said: God sells righteousness very cheap to those who are eager to buy; namely, for a little piece of bread, worthless clothes, a cup of cold water and one coin.
  Desert Wisdom.

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• An old man said; do not despise your neighbor, for you do not know wether the spirit of God is in you or him. Well, I tell you, the one who serves you is your neighbor.
  Desert Wisdom.

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• Abba Poemen said; Teach your mouth to speak what is in your heart
  Desert Wisdom.

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• An old man said; I never wanted work which was useful to me but loss to my brother, For I have this expectation that what helps my brother is fruitful to me.
  Desert Wisdom.

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• Abba Poemen said about Abba Pior that every single day he made a fresh begining.
  Desert Wisdom.

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• A man who declines to tell himself the truth has not discovered his value as an ideal personality...Truth is a personal worth, A language of the Soul
  Truth.

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• Failure and disappointment are two natural phenomena a man can't get used to, Rather each new wave of it is an added experience to the past; Albeit awful, But woe to him that dreads failure and is afraid to be disappointed!
  Experience.

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• Each new year is observed by an immediate resolution of past events that have betrayed the ideals of one's personality; In effect, if a man's reaction is contary to his stated rules, He shouldn't be blamed; For as change affects the New Year, so it affects the stated resolutions.
  Change.

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Life is in Phases, determined by Chance, Time, and Experience at the expense of every condition.
Game of Life.

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Chance is a matter of skill determined by intelligence; Intelligence is an adequate application of basic principles of activation when necessary according to Chance, Time and Experience.
Game of Life.

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If Christianity should be judged on a general appreciated standards of activity according to stipulated propriety, then Hipocrisy will become a standard.
Practical Christianity.

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A man should strive to effect a change in any field of discipline where human knowledge is necessary; Else He's far from a modern man.
Responsibilty.

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He that will eat the honey from the honey-comb will not mind the bee sting
Yoruba Proverb.

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Hunger is onew of man's most unpleasant experience; It doesn't make a man; It kills the spirit and could shrink a man's heart.
Hunger.

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Diversify your interest while young; Concentrate on a specialty but maintain added interest. Life's too hard to live and too precious to plunge into an abyss of despair with nothing to fall back on.
Inspiration.

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