Haile Selassie on development
Haile Selassie67 quotes“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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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide them towards acquiring clear thinking, a fruitful mind, and an elevated spirit.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie He [the Almighty] taught us that all human beings are equal regardless of sex, national origin and tribe. And He also taught us all who seek Him shall find Him.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie 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 SelassieHaile Selassie 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.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in peace-time as well as in war. It is better to die with freedom than without it.
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