The Usurper and Other Stories Quotes

“...No man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is most serene when he has people to trust and call friends. After all, is it not often said that a friend is another self?”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“...Bad leaders are known to destroy one, more or even all of the foundations of their people’s way of life...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“Life is so sweet even though it is full of lies and half truths...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“...A legendary leader distinguishes himself as someone who gets ahead of his people from an impasse and futile general consensus, and then finds new grounds that constitute the base from which a unique course of his people’s destiny is charted...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“...A canonical leader is someone whose exemplary rule might have appeared to be for the alleviation of the pains and miseries of a particular group, but which in reality is for the advancement of humanism...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“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

“...True classical dropouts in society are those who avoid difficult challenges and cling to the first opportunity that comes their way. They never test their talents. These latent talents will only help to produce the next cycle of dropouts...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“…blissfulness is the summit of contentment…”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“Isn’t materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls?”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories

“...Never opt for war, no matter how simple it may seem, especially when you know that peace is achievable, even if achieving that peace entails going through a complicated and protracted process,”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Usurper and Other Stories