Bhumibol Adulyadej Quotes
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If we can find a way to keep floodwater in reserve and to use it when it's needed, it will be a double boon.
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We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher.
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When I was young, we had nothing. The carpets and upholstery in the palace were full of holes. The floors creaked. Everything was so old. Yes, we had a piano, an upright given to us by the Fine Arts Department. But it was out of tune.
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The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.
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Having an election with only one candidate running is impossible. This is not a democracy.
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It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number.
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A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.
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Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us.
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I know things, but I shut my mouth. They don't want me to speak, so I don't speak.
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Our country will be stabilized, with all key establishments in society working in unity with full awareness among Thais of their duties and responsibilities.
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There may be some people in the country who forget to perform their duty. You should set an example by doing your job with honesty and faithfulness.
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If you work well, the country will be in good order, and it will be a blessing to the country. The country needs good care.
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The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands.
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Bangkok is a toilet without a flush.
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Thailand was built on compassion.
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Without unity, the country will face disaster.
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People get angry at others who express a different opinion, while, in fact, they should be angry at themselves. But we must be angry at ourselves the most when we say something today, only to say something else tomorrow.
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If you can ensure happiness and public order, the country will go ahead well, just like what all Thais want.
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Western people ask me whether it is a paradox that I am King but support democracy. I have to tell them that in Thailand, the King is the guarantor of democracy.
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I want to see peace in the country.
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Some say that now that 50 years have passed, we would like another 50 more years to celebrate once again; that means it will be 100 years. After one hundred years, I will be 118 years old.
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Support each other as is needed to achieve goals for the benefit of the people and the nation's security.
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In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed.
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They say that a kingdom is like a pyramid: the king on top and the people below. But in this country, it's upside down.