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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.

Haile Selassie

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 SELASSIE

Illusion Issues Live Men Myself Security
Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
HAILE SELASSIE

God Man Myself Religious
If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
HAILE SELASSIE

Destroy God Government History Judgement People Remember Strong Weakness
A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on his nation’s development and only by such comments can errors be corrected and progress stimulated.
HAILE SELASSIE

Development Growth Intelligence Opinion Politics Progress
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
HAILE SELASSIE

Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
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 SELASSIE

Education Guide Help Mindset Preparation Spirit Thinking
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
HAILE SELASSIE

Help Kindness Poor Responsibility World
Feel the needs of others more than your own.
HAILE SELASSIE

Empathy Feeling Need
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
HAILE SELASSIE

Dominate Leadership People Rule World
Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
HAILE SELASSIE

Creation Destroy Doubt Knowledge Power
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
HAILE SELASSIE

Mental Oneself Reward
Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
HAILE SELASSIE

Alone Man Food Intellectual Soul
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Act Future History Leaving Past
Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
HAILE SELASSIE

Grace Imagination Perseverance Success Togetherness Yourself

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