"...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 of us think they are fine. Even when the weight of their crosses becomes unbearable, even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even condemn them for failing to sacrifice more...”
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“Son, always bear in mind that you are having the best of the African and European worlds. Always remember that. You are more enlightened.”
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“Remember this, Sons!
Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and
everything else except the abstract and mysterious. The abstract and mysterious
are those people and things that enrich our lives, those people and things that
we invest our time and energy in without expecting rewards, to the point where
we turn to view any reward from them as a bonus. A man’s family and homeland
are two of those exceptions. His reverend is another. You will never fail in
the eternal sense of things if you sacrifice your love for yourself over those
three because there will always be someone who shares your noble intentions to
take over from where you left off. Betrayal over the abstract and the
mysterious that are embodied in an ideal for something good and noble can’t be
blamed on the betrayed because the course of an ideal can never be charted with
a hundred percent certainty. You are not a failure if people betray you while
you are brandishing such an ideal, or even if the ideal or its cause ends in a
shipwreck. Don’t we all accept the fact that we can live with errors?”
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"Aging erodes a man’s sense of wanting. What if he
finds out that those things he wanted in his prime aren’t anymore the things he
needs in a world he now views with rational eyes?"
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"...mobility opens the eyes of a man to his world.
So, step out there and find out what is on offer,”
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“Truth is a quality big powers rarely cherish in an unbalanced relationship that benefits them,”
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“Huh! Mankind always comes up with ideas to make up for the follies of the status quo. But what happens if those ideas are inflexible and fail to respond to the changing times. They end up betraying the people who believed in them.”
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"Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.”
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"A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,”
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No man can avoid doing what he was made to do when the time comes for him to do it."
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“Where else can we find happiness for a day other than from something that can offer momentary relief, something like the booze?
"Humankind always comes up with ideas to make up
for the follies of the status quo. But what happens when those ideas are
inflexible and fail to respond to the changing times? They end up betraying the
people who believed in them.”
Remember these, Sons! Truth presented with tenderness enriches the soul of man and enhances humanity in the process. A Franco-Cameroonian relation based on truth and nurtured with tenderness will be to the benefit not only of Kamerun and France, but also of mankind as a whole.”
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“Where else can we find happiness for a day other than from something that can offer momentary relief, something like the booze?
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No true...father would be unconcerned about discord in his family that may cause it to disintegrate in his absence...
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A woman’s love is all a man should expect from his wife. That love could be translated into so many positive things, especially if it is reciprocated.”
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Life is a rare fantasy that can be made a reality by being objective.”
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“Sons, any man who is considered a success in life owes a lot to society. We have been very blessed, my dear sons. We have to show our appreciation to our society for making that possible. A time will come when you will meet other Kamerunians who share the same vision for this land. I am advising you to make them partners in our common goals when that time comes. We shouldn’t shy away from playing a formidable role in financing that political force that would emerge. We shall use our influence to ensure that it succeeds.”
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… Political realism is the way forward for any system that is genuinely for humanity or for the interest and advancement of its people.
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Even with all its positive attributes, capitalism in its imperialistic form is the most treacherous system mankind ever devised. It is driven by a selfishness that has an almost religious underlining to it.”
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“Our love for our country is worth nothing if it deprives us of our sense of humanity, if it destroys positive consensus.”
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“The vicissitude of life teaches us about our limitations in a world with no guarantees and permanence."
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“Strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.”
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“A land is precious, but ours is to be revered."
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Always 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
“Men have the blood of their fathers and the passions of their mothers, in the same sense that women have the blood 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 blood 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,”
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“Stubbornness is the bearer of disaster…”
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“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."
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“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 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 in a world that is stable for those he deals with, even if they do not fare as well as he does."
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“Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort of refuge.”
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“Lies and partial truths complicate life.”
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“Son, it is bad for a man to be condemned by his children, more so by the sons he cherishes.”
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“Nothing crushes the soul of a father more than the loss of the beloved son he failed to lavish his love on.”
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“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 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; they are the ones who worked consciously to blend them into one.”
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
“There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.”
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“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
"...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; they are the ones 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.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality,”
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The Romans construed Jesus Christ’s crucifixion as defeat, but what do we have today? Christianity triumphed. Jesus Christ never betrayed himself, he never betrayed his mission and he never corrupted the ideas that God wants us to live by.
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“Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious.”
From Disciples of Fortune
“A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love."
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“Time alone can nourish or erode our emotions.”
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“…what else do we have to ensure our sanity except our love for something beyond ourselves―our love for our families, our love for our fatherland?”
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“What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home, and family?”
From DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE
Take a stand that reflects the widest horizons of your soul if you don’t want to be a slave to external powers.
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.”
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"... Political realism is the way forward for any system that is genuinely for humanity or for the interest and advancement of its people."
From DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE
“Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality.”
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“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.”
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The Cameroonian soul is genuine. It is noble, and it embodies humanism.
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“The good shall prevail in the end, the truth shall be the rule and the Cameroonian soul shall be free,” Hans said in an emotion-choked voice, “However, we should never lose our heads; we should always be prepared to forgive all the repentant souls.”
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True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress."
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Cameroon plays the dirtiest soccer in Africa!
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