10 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o quotes for when you need a Facebook or Instagram caption

12:05 - 03 March 2016

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“Your own actions are a better mirror of your life than the actions of all your enemies put together.”

1. On our reality

“Prescription of the correct cure is dependent on a rigorous analysis of the reality.”

2. On Life

"Life, struggle, even amidst pain and blood and poverty, seemed beautiful."

3. On Women

“The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress.”

4. On words

“Written words can also sing.”

5. On your actions

6. On disunity

“Our fathers fought bravely. But do you know the biggest weapon unleashed by the enemy against them? It was not the Maxim gun. It was division among them. Why? Because a people united in faith are stronger than the bomb”

7. On patience in storytelling

“Stories, like food, lose their flavor if cooked in a hurry.”

8. On words

“... for I had reached a point in my life when I came to view words differently. A closer look at language could reveal the secret of life.”

9. On working hard

“A task is a burden only when it has not been tackled.”

10. On politicians, rich people and Nigerian artisans

“There are some people, be they black or white, who don't want others to rise above them. They want to be the source of all knowledge and share it piecemeal to others less endowed. That is what's wrong with all these carpenters and men who have a certain knowledge. It is the same with rich people.”

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