Fourty(40) Famous Quotes From Prof. Wole Soyinka


  • A good wife can make a poor man feel like a king.
  • Be Humble. Your Salary is Someone's Tithe.
  • Intelligence is like AIDS: e no dey show for face.
  • The greatest threat to freedom is the absense of criticism.
  • Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth
  • No one is rich enough to buy yesterday but if you hustle hard tomorrow could be yours.
  • Boko Haram are not educated enough about their religion to know that some of the greatest philosophers came from the religion.
  • You are not a complete human being if you are not educated, schooled or cultured.
  • A man does not become handsome when he has money. He becomes attractive.
  • Kindness is like a baton in a relay race, once you receive it. Pass it on.
  • Even if the cock doesn't crow, the sun will rise.
  • Haters are like crickets. They make a lot of noise, you hear it but you can't see them. Then right when you walk by them, they're quiet.
  • We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come from getting something we don't have, but from recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
  • Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
  • When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
  • Being rude as a single lady will earn you nothing but more days in your father's house.
  • Girls are like mangoes, while you are waiting for them to be ripe,  others are eating them with salt.
  • First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
  • A man whose lover had promised to come,hears the footsteps of spirits.
  • If we must build Nigeria, then we must put Nigeria first not politics, not religion, not ethnicity or sentiments but development of Nigeria.
  • A man who hangs around a beautiful girl without saying a word ends up fetching water for guests at her wedding.
  • The food that is given to a slave is not for body building but for survival.
  • Remember the Jollof Rice at the top of the Cooler was once at the Bottom of the Pot.
  • Whoever presents his own head to break coconut would not be able to partake in the eating of it.
  • You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
  • Life is all about perspective. The way you see a Traffic jam isn't the same way a gala seller sees it.
  • Swallow your pride. It doesn't contain calories or fats.
  • Nigerian Students......When they pass - I got an A;When they fail - The man gave me F.
  • If u can't fly, RUN. if u can't run, WALK. if u can't walk, CRAWL. just keep moving forward
  • School grades don't define ur future so never let anybody say u wont go far in life if u don't get good grades. you're capable of anything.
  • Wonder why deleting a 100gb file is faster than uploading a 50gb file? Failure is faster than success.
  • Being in the friendzone is like an employer turning you down for a job then calls you constantly to complain about the person they hired.
  • Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.
  • When you Listen to the earth,You will hear it sing.Remember to record, save, play and pause when necessary.
  • Be careful of what you chase, because what opened Adam's eyes closed Abacha's eyes.
  • Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions be louder than your words.
  • Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.
  • Do something now that will make the person you'll be tomorrow proud to have been the person you are today.
  • Dating skinny girls can be confusing, you don't know if its love they need or food.
  • Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks.
  • Marry a woman that can pray, you will need Her

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