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Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily

Haile Selassie

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
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
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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Attention Body Men People Sound Spiritual
The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.
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Nation Opinion Unity World
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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Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
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God Man Myself Religious
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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Progress Slow Success
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.
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Equality Eyes Freedom Human Peace Talk
Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.
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Achievement Knowledge Love Path Understand
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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Important Material Spiritual
A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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Emotion Goodness Leadership Thinking
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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Acceptance Authority Deep Escape Power Responsibility
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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Faith God Human Judgement Oneself Way
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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Foundation Home Rain Strong
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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Development Effort Greatness Simple Start Success
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Relationship Unity

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