Haile Selassie Quotes & Sayings
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Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ. —
Haile Selassie

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

Place principle above all else. —
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 gain
A 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

There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings ... —
Haile Selassie

There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other. —
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

I used to live in Ethiopia as a child, and I lived there when Haile Selassie was the emperor. —
Jack Kingston

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