Janvier Chouteu-Chando Quotes

Life is so sweet even though it is full of lies and half truths...

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

The good shall prevail in the end, the truth shall be the rule and the Cameroonian soul shall be free,” Hans said in an emotion-choked voice, “However, we should never lose our heads; we should always be prepared to forgive all the repentant souls.

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

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

...We find our greatest peace when we embrace something that gives meaning to our lives. Often, it is love for somebody or something we can give up our lives for, or somebody or something that we are sure will never betray us. That love could be for a partner, for our offspring, for a country or for a belief...

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

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.

We love out of compassion, passion or a sense of commitment.

...Realization is born from error...

A woman’s love is all a man should expect from his wife. That love could be translated into so many positive things, especially if it is reciprocated.

...There is no worse way to abuse a man’s patriotism than to estrange him from his homeland, be it his ancestral or adopted land...

...No reformer is worthy of the name if he fails to be the ultimate pacesetter in his own reform drive...

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.

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,

Most people live lives that are full of mysteries, lives whose ultimate purpose we may never really understand. But for the sake of serenity, we must believe in life’s nobleness.

It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to accommodate a true friend than it is for him to stick to his principles that may turn the friend into an adversary.

A land is precious, but ours is to be revered.

...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...

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

Never give up the freeness of your soul. Live your duty to mankind, nurture creatures of this world as a true mother of the earth, but never shut your imagination off from those desires that distinguish you from the ordinary. Never allow yourself to be sapped of that extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive.

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

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

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

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 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...

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

We, humans, have come up with so many superficialities that are completely unnecessary for our existence and happiness on earth.

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.

A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love.