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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 Selassie

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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Ambition Courage Decision Defeat Emotion People Weakness
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.
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Feeling Life Man Play Problem Role Walk
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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Education Guide Help Mindset Preparation Spirit Thinking
We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.
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Courage Greatness Human Nation Race Spirit
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
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
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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Believe Goal Ourselves
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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Action Divine Ourselves Safety Teaching
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.
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Illusion Issues Live Men Myself Security
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.
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Force Institution Issues Nation Peace Reality
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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Expression Men Nation
Spiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the Great Creator.
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Destiny Greatness Guide Life Man Power Spiritual
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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Demand Effort See Unity
We all wish to live. We all seek a world in which men are freed of the burdens of ignorance, poverty, hunger and disease. And we shall all be hard-pressed to escape the deadly rain of nuclear fall-out should catastrophe overtake us.
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Escape Fall Freedom Ignorance Live Man Rain World
One cannot deny that in former times man’s life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man’s life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail.
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Civilization Comfortable Greatness Improvement Life Men Oneself Progress Science Time
A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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Emotion Goodness Leadership Thinking
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
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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Development Education Intellectual Life Man
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.
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Equality God Himself Human Seek Sex
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
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Blessing Faith Ourselves Result Togetherness Unity
A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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Education Fools Learning Man Myself
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
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
Place principle above all else.
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Character One Liner Place Principle
You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
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Leadership Learning Remember
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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Important Material Spiritual

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