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As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.

Haile Selassie

I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
HAILE SELASSIE

Illusion Issues Live Men Myself Security
Everyone, in all walks of life, regardless of his professional occupation should feel concerned and play an active role to solve such problems which affect mankind.
HAILE SELASSIE

Feeling Life Man Play Problem Role Walk
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
HAILE SELASSIE

Mental Oneself Reward
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
HAILE SELASSIE

Important Material Spiritual
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
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
HAILE SELASSIE

Job Material Tools
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
HAILE SELASSIE

Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peace.
HAILE SELASSIE

Equality Eyes Freedom Human Peace Talk
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
HAILE SELASSIE

Achievement Care Children Father Worth
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.’
HAILE SELASSIE

Judgement Peace Problem
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Force Institution Issues Nation Peace Reality
The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.
HAILE SELASSIE

Nation Opinion Unity World
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
HAILE SELASSIE

Acceptance Authority Deep Escape Power Responsibility
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
HAILE SELASSIE

Believe Goal Ourselves
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Book Experience Learning Life Mindset Yourself
Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.
HAILE SELASSIE

Achievement Knowledge Love Path Understand

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