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Nelson Mandela Quotes

Total quotes: 15
“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world...”
— Nelson Mandela, Lighting your way to a better future: Speech delivered by Mr N R Mandela at launch of Mindset Network
Tagged: Education, education is a powerful weapon, Knowledge Is Power, Knowledge As Weapon, Knowledge, education can change the world, World, Society, Life
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
— Nelson Mandela
Tagged: forgiveness, resentment, poison
“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.”
— Nelson Mandela, Invictus
Tagged: Best Sports Movies, forgiveness
“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“Resentment is like drinking a poison and then waiting for the other person to die.”
— Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela
“A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“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.”
— Nelson Mandela, Conversations with Myself
Tagged: Pursuing Your Passion
“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.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
— Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela by Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations
Tagged: Wisdom, kindness
“It always seems impossible until its done.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Tagged: Postive, Success
“Prison is designed to break one's spirit and destroy one's resolve. To do this, the authorities attempt to exploit every weakness, demolish every initiative, negate all signs of individuality—all with the idea of stamping out that spark that makes each of us human and each of us who we are.’”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
Tagged: Prison, Prison Industrial Complex
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