Ola Rotimi Quotes

If you think you can drum for my downfall, and hope that, drum will sound, then your head is not good.

Kolanut last long in the mouths of them who value it.

When the chameleon brings forth a child, is not that child expected to dance? As we have made you King, act as King.

Two rams cannot drink in the same bucket at the same time. They will lock horns.

A man who cannot control his wife is like a chief who cannot control his subjects.

A madman is like a child, he speaks the truth without knowing it.

By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from tree to tree without falling.

Have I been sleeping? If so, I am sick in the head: for only a madman would go to sleep with his roof on fire.

He picks up a comb from the table, blows dust and loose hair off it. But as he leans forward with the comb to dig into Man’s hair, Man jerks his head backwards, dodging the Barber’s contact. Barber’s hands halt in mid-air, himself startled.

When the frog in front falls in pit, others behind take caution.

My people. Children of our fathers. Sickness is like rain. Does the rain fall on one roof alone? No. Does it fall on one body and not on another? No. Whoever the rain sees, on him it rains. Does it not? It is the same with sickness.

Some people have started gathering in groups with people of their own kind. That too must stop

What's the man so proud about, fighting to advance British imperialism in Africa? And the two of you sitting there, encouraging such vulgar memories... From the day the White man set foot on our shores! First, Rum to our fathers: to confuse their minds. Then Rifles to shoot ourselves. The aftermath? Ruin. Slavery and external ruin!

Me fight am sojar for Lugard. 1901, we take am Kontagora. West Africa Frontier Force. Me dey 1902 we take am Bauchi, go Borno. Lugard telli me...(patting himself on the back) 'Good man, good man!' 1903 - we take am Kano, take am Sokoto. Lugard make am me Corpul-one rope...

To get fully cured one needs patience. The moon moves slowly but by daybreak it crosses the sky.