Haile Selassie Quotes

All are essentially equal in the eyes of God.

Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.

Right is of no Sex-Truth is of no Color-God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.

I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where God speaks.

The Word of God is like a lamp to guide us.

You don’t need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God. And if you seek God, opportunity will seek you.

Regardless of religion or race or ethnic background we are all human and we are all on this planet together. So what better reason do you need to not tolerate any form of violence against another human being?

I would rather a thousand times be five minutes at the feet of Christ than listen a lifetime to all the wise men in the world.

Religion is civilization, the highest.

If you seek answers you won't find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.

... we should be miserable but for the consciousness that we have done all in our power to help forward every measure for the freedom and equality of the races and the sexes.

Mankind is one, seeing that all are equally subject to the moral law. All men are equal in God's eyes.

Dear God, Tatiana prayed in bed that night, turning to the wall and pulling the white sheet and the thin brown blanket over herself. If You are there somewhere, please teach me how to hide what I never knew how to show.

As Elders, we are fully committed to the principle that all human beings are of equal worth. You will see that we highlight equality for girls and women - not just women's rights. That is important as girls, especially adolescent girls, have been almost invisible in debates on equal rights. Yet it is in adolescence that events can have a huge effect on a girl's life.

Man without religion is the creature of circumstances: Religion is above all circumstances, and will lift him up above them.

A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.

If you're here tonight to support me, you shouldn't be here. This is not about me. This is about something far more important. It transcends race, it transcends politics, it transcends gender. This is about the laws of God.

When life feels like a yoyo, no matter the ups or the downs know that you'll always end up in the hands of Almighty God.

Has the God who made the white man and the black left any record declaring us a different species? Are we not sustained by the same power, supported by the same food. . . . And should we not then enjoy the same liberty. . .?

I find that when people haven't found God and do not know the new birth and the Spirit is not on them, yet they have the ancient impulse to worship something. If they're not educated they kill a chicken and put a funny thing on their head and dance around. If they are educated they write poetry.

The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of religion, of special revelation from God; but it is also a book which teaches man his own individual responsibility, his own dignity, and his equality with his fellow - man.

By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him.

The more you drop into your heart, the more God can drop into your mind.

Put God first in your life, and you will live joyfully!