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 SELASSIEA 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.
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A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere utility.
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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.’
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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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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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No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions – they lead to defeat.
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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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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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It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.
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There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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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.
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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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