Leadership does not mean domination.
HAILE SELASSIENo one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
More Haile Selassie Quotes
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It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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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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As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
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Place principle above all else.
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As is commonly said, ‘to start anything is simple; to develop it and bring it to a successful culmination takes great effort.’
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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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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.
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Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life.
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There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare
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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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History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.
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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.
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Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.
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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful methods and procedures, administered by impartial institutions.
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