Nelson Mandela Quotes
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than it’s opposite.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones.
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.
Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
People respond in accordance to how you treat them.
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountain top of our desires.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.
As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
We must strive to be moved by a generosity of spirit that will enable us to outgrow the hatred and conflicts of the past.
Reconciliation does not mean forgetting or trying to bury the pain of conflict, but that reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
I have a special attachment to the people who befriended me during times of distress.
They must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
The children who sleep in the streets, reduced to begging to make a living, are testimony to an unfinished job.
It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on Earth irrespective of the consequences.
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education. Those who do not believe this have small imaginations.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
There are certain precautions you should take to prepare yourself for a fruitful study career. You must brush up your knowledge through systematic reading of literature and newspapers.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
As a leader of a mass organization, one must listen to the people from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
Significant progress is always possible if we ourselves try to plan every detail of our lives and actions.
We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
Money won’t create success. The freedom to make it will. – Nelson Mandela
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