“The world gets blessed every now and then with unique
souls who though burdened by their
invisible crosses, still have the extraordinary strength to forge ahead
in life and give others a helping hand
at the same time. Despite
their tribulations, most people are likely to think that they are fine . Even when the weights of their crosses become unbearable,
even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a
hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even accuse them of
failing to give more.”
“Our love for our country is worth nothing if it deprives us
of our sense of humanism, if it destroys positive consensus.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“The vicissitude of life teaches us about our limitations in
a world with no guarantees and permanence."
From Disciples of Fortune
“Strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if
your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“A land is precious, but ours is to be revered."
From Disciples of Fortune
“Men have the bloods of their fathers and the passions of
their mothers, in the same sense that women have the bloods of their mothers
and the passions of their fathers. We often find ourselves trapped in life when we fail to balance the two.
The most unusual of men are those who are haunted by the warped bloods of their
fathers and the untamed passions of their mothers. They become either the legends of the legends
mankind lives to remember or they end up as the fools of their time,”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Stubbornness is the bearer of disaster…”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Most of our brains are out, but it is
good what they did for themselves by leaving this country. They are Cameroon’s
reserve for development, for the day that this country shall be free. Your late
father was an intelligent man. He was even more than that. He was a sage. He
once said to me that the intelligent Bamilekés are those who have sought a
better future for themselves and for their families in British Cameroons. He
was right. They have not been brainwashed as much as their francophone brothers
have. If he were alive today, I am sure he would have judged that the
intelligent Cameroonians are those who have sought refuge out of Cameroon.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy
than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than
you can find people to trust as friends.”
From Disciples of Fortune
The greatest sacrifice a man can make is the image of his
soul."
From Disciples of Fortune
“True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the
word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to
progress and success,”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the
gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It
becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it to prevail over him.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“A true businessperson should also be a true humanist who
understands that he stands to gain the most n a world that is stable for those
he deals with, even if they do not fare as well as he does.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort
of refuge.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Lies and partial truths complicate life.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Son, it is bad for a man to be condemned by his children,
more so by the sons he cherishes.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Nothing crushes the soul of a father more than the loss of
the beloved son he failed to lavish his love on.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because
they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts."
From Disciples of Fortune
“Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most
likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Only the dreamers of a dream are capable of translating
their dream into worthy practical endeavors that are devoid of haunting errors.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Ours is a world where some people are
destined to triumph even in defeat, especially if they do not betray
themselves.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use
their weapons, but not their rules.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“No man can avoid doing the things he was made to do when
the time comes for him to do them.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling
to it as the last resort against reality.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to
accommodate a true friend, than it is for him to stick to his principles that
may turn the friend into an adversary.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“The people are like an audience watching a drama. They have
characters whose sides they chose even before the start of the show, but they
know little or nothing about the people behind the stage―the manipulators.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“The good shall prevail in the end, the truth shall be the
rule and the Cameroonian soul shall be free,”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves
above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious.”
From Disciples of Fortune
...We
find our greatest peace when we embrace something that
gives meaning to our lives. Often, it is love for somebody or something
we can give up our lives for, or somebody or something that we are
sure will never betray us. That love could be for a partner, for our
offspring,
for a country or for a belief...
From Disciples of Fortune
…only
the dreamers of a dream are capable of translating their dreams into
worthy practical endeavors that are devoid of haunting errors. After
all, they are the ones who carefully observed the link between their
dreams and reality, and who worked consciously to blend them into one…
From Disciples of Fortune
…I
don’t think there is anything more crushing to the soul of a father
than the loss of the beloved son he failed to show his love to…
From Disciples of Fortune ....History is the key to the unity of a people. Its nostalgia pulls them together. Its gloom separates them further. Its successes make them stronger.” Martin Paul Samba.
From Disciples of Fortune
“Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality,”
“The good shall prevail in the end, the truth shall be the rule and the… soul shall be free…”
...Life is so sweet even though it is full of lies and half truths...
...The greatest test of friendship is misfortune...
From The Usurper: and Other Stories
“...True
classical dropouts in society are those who avoid difficult challenges
and cling to the first opportunity that comes their way. They never test
their talents. These latent talents will only help to produce a next
cycle of dropouts...”
“...A
canonical leader is someone whose exemplary rule might have appeared to
be for the alleviation of the pains and miseries of a particular group,
but which in reality is for the advancement of humanism...”
“...A
legendary leader distinguishes himself as someone who gets ahead of his
people from an impasse and futile general consensus, and then finds
new grounds that constitute the base from which a unique course of his
people’s destiny is charted...”
“...Bad leaders are known to destroy one, more or even all of the foundations of their people’s way of life...”
From The Usurper: and Other Stories
“Isn’t materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls? "
From The Usurper: and Other Stories
“A
brilliant leader is someone who makes himself appealing to his people, even
when it is against his conviction.”
From The Usurper: and Other Stories“Isn’t materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls? "
From The Usurper: and Other Stories
“An
intelligent leader gets his way even over his people and their values,
irrespective of the degree of his popularity or the opposition against him.”
From
The
Usurper: and Other Stories
“A wise
leader is realistic in his dealings with his people.”
From
The
Usurper: and Other Stories
“A man’s thoughts are a combination of
other people’s actions.”
“Truth is one of life’s enigmas that
can never be eternally concealed.”
“Legends and myths are closer to
reality than their custodians present them.”
“The mythical light that keeps alive a
people’s hope and meaning of life should vanish mysteriously rather than
undergo turbulence that undermines the perception.”
“We have the options in life, our
ancestors have their influences in our lives, but God decides our fate.”
“...The
depth of a woman’s love is a reflection of her ties to the fatherly and
brotherly figures in her life; and the degree of love, trust, respect
and honesty that was developed.”
“...A
grandchild is a friend; our true child in sobriety; a parent, a
husband, a wife, a brother, a sister or a child missed; an ascertainment
of the continuity of a bloodline and somebody we wish to protect even
against our despicable mistakes...”
“...Women
are gentle in manner but resolute in their deeds. Therefore, remorse
has a very limited place in their hearts after a calculated and decisive
deed...”
“...A mother has the right of nurture over a child, but the right of nature is in favor of the child’s father...”
“...No
custom or tradition should be retained if it contravenes the progress,
development, freedom and the essential rights of a people...”
“...Options are the prerogative of the free and customs are the limitations on the constrained...”
“...Man is born free, but constraints ensure the serenity of society which he cannot alienate himself from being a part of...”
“...A
gorilla crawls because it wants to succumb to nature. We pay the bride
price because our waists are too stiff; making it difficult to plead at
the feet of the women we want to marry. So we pass through their
families to perform this honorable act of nature...”
“...It
is bad to be betrayed by someone you love when you are at your peak.
But it is disastrous when you are betrayed when at your lowest ebb...”
“...No
man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is
most serene when he has people to trust and call friends. After all, is
it not often said that a friend is another self?”
From The Union Muzhik
...The
memory of past joys and achievements give us the outlines of how to get
to a state of happiness again. That memory is a treasure that can never
be taken away. At least we know where we were, what we have lost, what
we miss and what more to add to our experiences.”
From The Union Muzhik
…..Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…
From The Union Muzhik
...Don’t dwell on the failures of the past, and don’t allow yourself to live on your regrets.”
...No reformer is worthy of the name if he fails to be the ultimate pacesetter in his own reform drive...
From The Union Muzhik
...Grief, my friend,
forces us to search our souls and find answers to issues that constrain us from
becoming better human beings.”
From The Union Muzhik
...The
people’s hero does not only have to be someone in possession of the
scepter of power. It can be anyone capable of giving unity, prosperity,
security, peace and a sense of worthiness to his people. Such a figure
gets elevated to the status of a revered hero with the human touch if he
imparts a sense of oneness on a multi-racial, multi-ethnic and
multi-religious group; especially a diverse people who have been
fighting one another for years and centuries...
From The Union Muzhik
...An
ethnically heterogeneous society without a unifying hero is bound to be
torn apart by internal strife. Only a man capable of bringing about a
workable consensus between the diverse people is truly a hero. Such a
man has to be a true disciple of peace, unity, solidarity and
justice...
From The Union Muzhik
...There is no greater dividing force in this world than self-interest....
From The Union Muzhik
...We
are truly human when we live for a purpose far above ourselves; but
most people prefer to identify with an entity for the sake of belonging;
thereby subjecting themselves to the spirit of collective selfishness
that is only found in groups...
From The Union Muzhik
...There
is no worse way to abuse a man’s patriotism than to estrange him from
his homeland; be it his ancestral or adopted land...
From The Union Muzhik
...In the end, what matters is our faith in humanity...
From The Union Muzhik
...Realization is born from error...
From The Union Muzhik
...Don’t dwell on the failures of the past, and don’t allow yourself to live on your regrets.”
From The Union Muzhik
…
what is the purpose of achieving your dream if the people you had
dreamed your achievements for are no longer there to reap the benefits?
From Triple Agent, Double Cross
...It was one thing to be fooled, and another thing to be taken for a fool all the time…
...You know you are getting old when yesterday
turns out to be a fading memory that is difficult to recollect, when today
becomes a challenge that is difficult to grasp, and when tomorrow promises an
uncertainty that you dread encountering.”
...Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny…
…When we are too hard on those we love, even if it
is for their own sake, we erode the softness of our souls in the process,
taking out the humanism that is the nucleus of goodness…
…..Man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul…
From Splendid Comets
…Life is a mighty joke that isn’t meant to be funny…
From Splendid
Comets
…Some people live their memorable years fighting
against their basic instincts only to succumb in the end to what was actually
good for them...
From Splendid
Comets
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