- “Ethiopia stretches her hands unto God.” – Philo of Alexandria, 1st century AD
- “Ethiopia is the flower of Africa.” – Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century
- “Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God.” – Marcus Garvey, 20th century
- “Ethiopia always has a special place in my imagination and the prospect of visiting Ethiopia attracted me more strongly than a trip to France, England, and America combined. I felt I would be visiting my own genesis, unearthing the roots of what made me an African.” – Nelson Mandela, 21st century
- “Ethiopia, the seat of ancient grandeur, once the queen of the world, still the seat of ancient customs and manners.” – Olive Schreiner, 19th century
- “Ethiopia is older than all the empires of the world.” – Haile Selassie I, 20th century
- “The country that I had pictured as being of stone and lava revealed a countryside of great beauty.” – Evelyn Waugh, 20th century
- “The time is now ripe for Ethiopia to emerge as a destination for tourists.” – Meles Zenawi, 21st century
- “Ethiopia is a land of mystery, and her ancient civilisation is legendary.” – Richard Pankhurst, 20th century
- “Ethiopia, you are proud because you are the only country that defeated and humiliated the Italian colonialists and you are proud because you are the first black nation to have made an enormous sacrifice for freedom.” – Fidel Castro, 20th century
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about Ethiopia
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