50 Nelson Mandela Quotes – His Wisest Words!
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NELSON MANDELA QUOTES
1 – Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. Nelson Mandela
2 – Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela
3 – 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. Nelson Mandela
4 – A winner is a dreamer who never gives up. Nelson Mandela
5 – There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela
6 – It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. Nelson Mandela
7- Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. Nelson Mandela
8 – There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal triumph if you have the iron will and the necessary skill. Nelson Mandela
9 – May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. Nelson Mandela
10 – It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it. Nelson Mandela
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11 – As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility. Nelson Mandela
12 – Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front. Nelson Mandela
13 – Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people. Nelson Mandela
14 – We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. Nelson Mandela
15 – who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles. Nelson Mandela
16 – A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. Nelson Mandela
17- There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela
18 – I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. Nelson Mandela
19 – It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences. Nelson Mandela
20 – Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Nelson Mandela
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21 – I never lose. I either win or learn. Nelson Mandela
22 – 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. Nelson Mandela
23 – Keep your friends close — and your rivals even closer. Nelson Mandela
24 – After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Nelson Mandela
25 – Quitting is leading too. Nelson Mandela
26 – Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more. Nelson Mandela
27- 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
28 – Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela
29 – No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Nelson Mandela
30 – I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. 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. Nelson Mandela
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31 – 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. Nelson Mandela
32 – Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. Nelson Mandela
33 – 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
34 – Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela
35 – No one is born hating another person because of the color 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 its opposite. Nelson Mandela
36 – I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people.
There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise. Nelson Mandela
37- One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen. Nelson Mandela
38 – Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. Nelson Mandela
39 – As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Nelson Mandela
40 – 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. Nelson Mandela
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41 – It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. Nelson Mandela
42 – 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. Nelson Mandela
43 – 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
44 – 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. Nelson Mandela
45 – Many people in this country have paid the price before me and many will pay the price after me. Nelson Mandela
46 – Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening. Nelson Mandela
47- 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. Nelson Mandela
48 – It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not. Nelson Mandela
49 – It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
50 – 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. Nelson Mandela
BONUS: 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.
I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended. Nelson Mandela
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Frances Vidakovic
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