A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere utility.
HAILE SELASSIEIf 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
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The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations.
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A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down.
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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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If you are open-minded and ready to learn, there are many things which you can learn not only from books and instructors but from the very life experience itself.
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Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
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Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
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It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
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An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
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Leadership does not mean domination.
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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming.’
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