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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"The giving hand is considered powerful, the receiving hand is considered weak. It's better to give than to receive."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The giving hand is considered powerful, the receiving hand is considered weak. It's better to give than to receive."
"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."
"There is no difference between ancient and modern paganism. Christianity has five gods: three that band together against one who apparently has managed to stand his ground for millennia, and a mother of god who is worshiped at the same level as the other members of the quadrinity."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"There is no difference between ancient and modern paganism. Christianity has five gods: three that band together against one who apparently has managed to stand his ground for millennia, and a mother of god who is worshiped at the same level as the other members of the quadrinity."
"The best way to earn paradise in the afterlife is to create it in your life and in the life of your neighbor."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The best way to earn paradise in the afterlife is to create it in your life and in the life of your neighbor."
"You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door."
"Don't look for the devil outside, look inside and exorcise yourself."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Don't look for the devil outside, look inside and exorcise yourself."
"Beware of people who tell you it can't be done. They want to remain on the market alone."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Beware of people who tell you it can't be done. They want to remain on the market alone."
"Theology is an attempt to hack god's mind and look at the universe as he does, god's firewalls are so strong no attempt has ever been successful."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Theology is an attempt to hack god's mind and look at the universe as he does, god's firewalls are so strong no attempt has ever been successful."
"The reason you don't succeed in life is because you are too lenient with your deadly enemies. Identify them and eradicate them completely, don't let any of their seed escape your vengeful sword. Don't negotiate with the enemy and never make deals with them. Only after you have wiped them out of the map will success smile at you."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The reason you don't succeed in life is because you are too lenient with your deadly enemies. Identify them and eradicate them completely, don't let any of their seed escape your vengeful sword. Don't negotiate with the enemy and never make deals with them. Only after you have wiped them out of the map will success smile at you."
"Divorce is an expensive punishment love gets when it fails."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Divorce is an expensive punishment love gets when it fails."
"What you call love on your side may be called lust on another's side."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"What you call love on your side may be called lust on another's side."
"Words create. Know what you want to create before you speak."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Words create. Know what you want to create before you speak."
"God is powerful. Even those who claim not to believe in him fear him. Though their mouths may confess to disbelieve in him, their hearts yearn for him."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"God is powerful. Even those who claim not to believe in him fear him. Though their mouths may confess to disbelieve in him, their hearts yearn for him."
"Why do women use make-up? They know the world is a make-up."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Why do women use make-up? They know the world is a make-up."
"The hard truth is that sometimes we need to lie to ourselves to continue to live."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The hard truth is that sometimes we need to lie to ourselves to continue to live."
"Nothing closes doors as quickly as constant bad humor, reclamation, whining. Nobody wants to associate themselves with losers."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Nothing closes doors as quickly as constant bad humor, reclamation, whining. Nobody wants to associate themselves with losers."
"Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it."
"Writing is self-pleasure."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Writing is self-pleasure."
"There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive."
"We fight exploitation of man by man in words but live it in daily life."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"We fight exploitation of man by man in words but live it in daily life."
"Why do we love heroes? Because life is a fight."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Why do we love heroes? Because life is a fight."
"Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it."
"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana."
"Even suffering when wrapped in love, seems tolerable."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Even suffering when wrapped in love, seems tolerable."
"A bad word triggers another in your opponent. Be ready to reap what you plant."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"A bad word triggers another in your opponent. Be ready to reap what you plant."
"Success is across the roaring river, the brave shall cross it."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Success is across the roaring river, the brave shall cross it."
"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."
"Many people take a very low view of politicians, but that is exactly how they conduct their social interactions daily."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Many people take a very low view of politicians, but that is exactly how they conduct their social interactions daily."
"You cannot write if you are not angry."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"You cannot write if you are not angry."
"Once you let them establish their ideology in you, they will drive you crazy."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Once you let them establish their ideology in you, they will drive you crazy."
"Nothing in nature happens voluntarily. Everything is forced to happen. There is a hidden hand that forces things to move."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Nothing in nature happens voluntarily. Everything is forced to happen. There is a hidden hand that forces things to move."
"Be happy when people envy you, you are on the right path."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Be happy when people envy you, you are on the right path."
"The master doesn't need to chain his slaves; their needs will chain them to him. You can end slavery by the stroke of a pen, but the pressing call of necessity will reestablish it."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The master doesn't need to chain his slaves; their needs will chain them to him. You can end slavery by the stroke of a pen, but the pressing call of necessity will reestablish it."
"A dog knows and respects his master; men respect their masters only under duress, envy them and plot their downfall."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"A dog knows and respects his master; men respect their masters only under duress, envy them and plot their downfall."
"A bad friend is nothing but a spy."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"A bad friend is nothing but a spy."
"Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito."
"Nature has endowed us with some measure of insanity to cope with the realities of daily life."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Nature has endowed us with some measure of insanity to cope with the realities of daily life."
"Words are seeds, you are what you've heard."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Words are seeds, you are what you've heard."
"The worst threat to man is man himself."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The worst threat to man is man himself."
"In politics what you see is not what you get."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"In politics what you see is not what you get."
"A woman is a poem, a man is a report."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"A woman is a poem, a man is a report."
"Trouble is the place where you find yourself when your judgment malfunction."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Trouble is the place where you find yourself when your judgment malfunction."
"A spiritual realm is more obedient than a temporal one. In a spiritual realm, people obey the Supreme Being through his priests; in a temporal realm people don't obey wholeheartedly as they distrust their corrupt officials."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"A spiritual realm is more obedient than a temporal one. In a spiritual realm, people obey the Supreme Being through his priests; in a temporal realm people don't obey wholeheartedly as they distrust their corrupt officials."
"Some people are so stiff and inhumane as the dogma's they believe in."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Some people are so stiff and inhumane as the dogma's they believe in."
"One man's faith is considered idolatry by another."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"One man's faith is considered idolatry by another."
"When a protector leaves you, it looks like the end of the world. But you gradually learn to walk by your own feet."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"When a protector leaves you, it looks like the end of the world. But you gradually learn to walk by your own feet."
"There is no love that is not self-love."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"There is no love that is not self-love."
"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."
"If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that, you will help on by your pessimism action to prove you are right."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that, you will help on by your pessimism action to prove you are right."
"You will always find all the time you need in the world to do what you love. If you can't find the time, it's not important for you."
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
"You will always find all the time you need in the world to do what you love. If you can't find the time, it's not important for you."
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