Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
— Haile Selassie
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
Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
— Haile Selassie
The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.
— Ziggy Marley
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
— Haile Selassie
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings ... — Haile Selassie
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked. — Haile Selassie
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon. — Haile Selassie
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse? — Haile Selassie
Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor. — Haile Selassie
A good leader ... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking. — Haile Selassie
You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow ... — Haile Selassie
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made. — Haile Selassie
The fruits of one's sweat and mental labour are always rewarding — Haile Selassie
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other. — Haile Selassie
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 — Haile Selassie
Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements. — Haile Selassie
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself? — Haile Selassie
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.' — Haile Selassie
We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools? — Haile Selassie
A man who says "I have learned enough and will learn no further" should be considered as knowing nothing at all. — Haile Selassie
Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development. — Haile Selassie
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others — Haile Selassie
I used to live in Ethiopia as a child, and I lived there when Haile Selassie was the emperor. — Jack Kingston
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God. — Haile Selassie
The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion. — Haile Selassie
It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy ... — Haile Selassie
Feel the needs of others more than your own. — Haile Selassie
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations — Haile Selassie
Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ. — Haile Selassie
Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul. — Haile Selassie
An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans. — Haile Selassie
The same arts that did gainA power, must it maintain. — Andrew Marvell
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess — Haile Selassie
Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment. — Haile Selassie
Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy. — Haile Selassie
As man's faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life — Haile Selassie
We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history. — Haile Selassie
Place principle above all else. — Haile Selassie
