Haile Selassie Quotes, Thoughts and images
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess
Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
Feel the needs of others more than your own.
Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world's fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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.'
Place principle above all else.
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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
As is commonly said, ‘to start anything is simple; to develop it and bring it to a successful culmination takes great effort.’
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in peace-time as well as in war. It is better to die with freedom than without it.
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.
An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
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
Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
As man's faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life
Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
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.