Janvier Chouteu-Chando > Quotes

“...The people’s hero does not only have to be someone in possession of the scepter of power. It can be anyone capable of giving unity, prosperity, security, peace and a sense of worthiness to his people. Such a figure gets elevated to the status of a revered hero with the human touch if he imparts a sense of oneness on a multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-religious group; especially a diverse people who have been fighting one another for years and centuries...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“...Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“...No reformer is worthy of the name if he fails to be the ultimate pacesetter in his own reform drive...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“...Past joys and achievements give us the outlines of how to get to a state of happiness again. That memory is a treasure that can never be taken away. At least we know where we were, what we have lost, what we miss and what more to add to our experiences.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“A land is precious, but ours is to be revered.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“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 that mankind remembers for generations or they end up as the fools of their time,”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Sometimes, our pride compels us to engage in costly wars when a true commitment to a compromising peace would have been the best course to pursue.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Me Before Them

“Feelings, rationale and values are the top qualities that make a person exceedingly human.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“I think preconceived ideas or prejudgments are meant to give us an edge whenever we are dealing with others we don’t know or haven’t made the effort to understand.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“...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 become 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...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“...We are truly human when we live for a purpose far above ourselves; but most people prefer to identify with an entity for the sake of belonging; thereby subjecting themselves to the spirit of collective selfishness that is only found in groups...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“…reality is the make-believe of the majority that can only thrive in conformity.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“The Cameroonian soul is genuine. It is noble, and it embodies humanism.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“You can’t say you love man as an individual if you have not dealt with the person’s complex personality, his or her unfamiliar habits, disturbing impulses and biological makeup.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Me Before Them

“...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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“Why do we complicate life, when it was meant to be very simple?”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“...Realization is born from error...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Fire and Ice Legend

“Time alone can nourish or erode our emotions.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“…the purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Union Moujik

“...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.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune