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You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.

Haile Selassie

We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Animal Compassion Easy
As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
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Development Himself Life Man
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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Accomplishment Courage Goal
Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
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Alone Man Food Intellectual Soul
The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations.
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Different Greatness Hold On Inspirational Leadership Purpose True
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
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
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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Important Material Spiritual
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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Job Material Tools
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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Mental Oneself Reward
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
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
Place principle above all else.
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Character One Liner Place Principle
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
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

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