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Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.

Haile Selassie

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
HAILE SELASSIE

Act Action Different Evil History Justice Possible Silence Success Voice
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
HAILE SELASSIE

Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless.
HAILE SELASSIE

Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
HAILE SELASSIE

Education Fools Learning Man Myself
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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Dominate Leadership People Rule World
We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.
HAILE SELASSIE

Courage Greatness Human Nation Race Spirit
Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
HAILE SELASSIE

Alone Man Food Intellectual Soul
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
HAILE SELASSIE

Important Material Spiritual
Leadership does not mean domination.
HAILE SELASSIE

Dominate Leadership One Liner
Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
HAILE SELASSIE

Myself Organization Success World
If each and everyone endeavours to cooperate and work in as much as his capacity permits, our faith rests upon the Almighty God that he would bless the results for us
HAILE SELASSIE

Blessing Faith Ourselves Result Togetherness Unity
Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
HAILE SELASSIE

Grace Imagination Perseverance Success Togetherness Yourself
We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
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Act Future History Leaving Past
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
HAILE SELASSIE

Creation Ideas Myself People
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
HAILE SELASSIE

Help Kindness Poor Responsibility World
You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
HAILE SELASSIE

Leadership Learning Remember

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