Chinua Achebe Quote

We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: 'He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.'

The Education of a British-Protected Child (ed. Penguin UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9780141930664