"Any who may wish to profit himself alone……" — Haile Selassie
"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"
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72 Quotes by Haile Selassie
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A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice…
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A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed…
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As man's faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life
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Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal,…
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Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
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Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness…
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If each and everyone endeavours to cooperate and work in as much as his capacity permits, our faith rests upon…
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It is both the duty and responsibility of the world's fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the…
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Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others
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Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in…
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That which man dreams of and to Which he aspires, unless fulfilled in his own lifetime, can produce no actual…
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There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to…
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
— Jane Austen
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
— Richard Avedon
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
— Teresa of Avila
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
— Diane Ackerman
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
— Michelle Bachelet
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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