Janvier Chouteu-Chando Quotes

Isn’t reality based on the prevailing culture, the trend that people want to identify with?

You know you are getting old when yesterday turns out to be a fading memory you have difficulties recollecting, when today becomes a challenge that is hard to grasp and when tomorrow promises an uncertainty that you dread encountering.

...An ethnically heterogeneous society without a unifying hero is bound to be torn apart by internal strife. Only a man capable of bringing about a workable consensus between the diverse people is truly a hero. Such a man has to be a true disciple of peace, unity, solidarity and justice.

Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can’t directly influence things.

...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...

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 shall emerge. We must use our influence to ensure that it succeeds.

…a writer, like most artists, needs a partner who can act as the fuel to his artistic mind and soul, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul.

Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.

When we tend to be too hard on those we love, we erode the softness of our souls in the process, taking out the humanity within us that is the nucleus of our goodness, even if our actions are for their own sake.

Man craves joy far more than anything else in life, but there is nothing as madly intoxicating as the feeling of joy that comes from the soul.

Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious.

There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only from their understanding of the depth of the force of kindness, but also from their conviction that kindness should not be taken for granted.

When faced with difficulties, a humble, understanding, appreciative and selfless person finds it easy to win a friend. On the other hand, a temperamental, egoistic, condensing, self-absorbed, self-conceited and narrow-minded person who lacks the basic sense of humility easily loses friends when in distress.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

There are people who bring joy to our lives, but who fail to make us happy. They are the people for the moment. Never rely on their love because it is not sustainable. Their love is alike a comet that illuminates the sky, but then fades away because it lacks the sustainable energy of the sun.

...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...

What is the purpose of achieving your dream if the people you had dreamed your achievements for are no longer there to reap the benefits?

These quasi-faithful are growing in strength. They are the fundamentalists today, and they abound in all the religions.

True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress.

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,

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,

There is no bigger gratification than the realization of the things you believe in after overcoming all the odds.

Faith goes hand in hand with the belief in a supreme purpose that includes everybody, a purpose that is for mankind’s ultimate peace, harmony and happiness.

The greatest sacrifice a man can make is the image of his soul.

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

...Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…

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.

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.

Love has no color, love has no language and love has no religion.

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.

Love and hate when stretched to their extremes blind reasoning.

Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.

Writers understand the world better, but they lack the strength to change it. Perhaps that is so because they understand their limitations more than others.

Male writers who never find the stabilizing force of an understanding woman in their lives usually end up as the jaded figures of their days, the types who give much artistic expression to the world, but who are lonely in their overcrowded worlds of love.

Why do we complicate life, when it was meant to be very simple?

We always emerge from the death of a loved one like a phoenix arising from its funeral pyre.

Lies and partial truths complicate life.

Life is a rare fantasy that can be made a reality by being objective.

Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

Most people have this tendency to make judgments on others based on preconceptions, especially when they are dealing with them for the first time.

Feelings, rationale and values are the top qualities that make a person exceedingly human.

...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.

In today’s world, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of that disparity.

A yesterday missed can never be found even in a fine tomorrow.

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

A nationalist will blindly follow his country to his death out of love for it. A patriot will stand up for and even against his country to his death out of love for it.

…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?

When somebody you love dies, a phase of life’s innocence dies with that person, and a part of you dies as well.

In the world of today, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of all of those contradictions. That is how we ended up complicating our world.

Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality,

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

…the purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.

Judgments based on preconceptions make life simple for us to deal with since that means we safely shield ourselves behind barriers of preconception that helped us feel safe in whatever views or assumptions we are having.

Some honest people think it is better to know the ways of the devil without being evil.

Perhaps fate has a way of turning things around and making something good out of the action of someone who failed humanity without meaning to.

Grief, my friend, forces us to search our souls and find answers to issues that constrain us from becoming better human beings.

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

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.