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"It is not changing into the lion that is hard, it is getting the tail of a lion"
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Ola Rotimi
Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi, was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre – an actor, director, choreographer and designer – who created performance spaces, influenced by traditional architectural forms."
"It is not changing into the lion that is hard, it is getting the tail of a lion"
"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."
"When the rain falls on the leopard, does it wash off its spots? Has the richness of kingly life washed off the love of our King for his people?"
"To get fully cured one needs patience. The moon moves slowly but by daybreak it crosses the sky."
"It is sickness that man can cure, not death"
"Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution."
"The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them."
"By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from tree to tree without falling."
"A man who cannot control his wife is like a chief who cannot control his subjects."
"When a mans wife is mad, the whole town knows, but when a man is mad, only his wife knows."
"Barber’s arm stops in mid-air. It trembles visibly. Man throws his arms up triumphantly. Starts scooping money into his pocket."