A man who lived on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.

One would think he never sucked at his mother’s breast.

The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use. The African writer should aim to use English in a way that brings out his message best without altering the language to the extent that its value as a medium of international exchange will be lost. He should aim at fashioning out an English which is at once universal and able to carry his peculiar experience.

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

When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.

A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.