Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged. Auteur: Chinua Achebe Copy Quote More from Chinua Achebe “One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. ” “A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing” “Ogbuef Ezedudu,who was the oldest man in the village, was telling two other men…” “Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart…”