A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
HAILE SELASSIEPlace principle above all else.
More Haile Selassie Quotes
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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
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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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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
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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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Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
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There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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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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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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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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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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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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