Nelson Mandela Quotes
Here are some inspiring quotes by Nelson Mandela you may like to read.
“ You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action. ”
“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ”
“ A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. ”
“ A winner is a dreamer who never gives up. ”
“ When people are determined they can overcome anything. ”
“ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. ”
“ There is no such thing as part freedom. ”
“ Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. ”
“ Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening. ”
“ Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon. ”
“ Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. ”
“ Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people. ”
“ It always seems impossible until it’s done. ”
“ 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. ”
“ Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. ”
“ Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. ”
“ Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. ”
“ A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of. ”
“ If you are poor, you are not likely to live long. ”
“ I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles. ”
“ 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. ”
“ One of the most difficult things is not to change society but to change yourself. ”
“ 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. ”
“ If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. ”
“ As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ”
“ 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. ”
“ We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. ”
“ Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end. ”
“ There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return. ”
“ I never lose. I either win or learn. ”
“ May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. ”
“ Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished. ”
“ Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit. ”
“ Fools multiply when wise men are silent. ”
“ The greatest glory in living is not in falling, but in rising every time we fall. ”
“ It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. ”
“ While poverty persists, there is no true freedom ”
“ Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world. ”
“ People respond in accordance to how you treat them. ”
“ Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings. ”
“ I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. ”
“ Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. ”
“ After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. ”
“ When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. ”
“ There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ”
“ As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. ”
“ You know, you can only lead them from behind. ”
“ To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. ”
“ No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. ”
“ Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual. ”
“ We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination. ”
“ Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. ”
“ In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains. ”
“ Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. ”
“ Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself. ”
“ Even if you have a terminal disease, you don’t have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have. ”
“ 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. ”
“ There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way. ”
“ It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. ”
“ 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. ”
“ 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. ”
“ Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity’s belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all. ”
“ Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. ”
“ I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself. ”
“ Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements. ”
“ Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves. ”
“ I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. ”
“ We can’t afford to be killing one another. ”
“ Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. ”
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