FAMOUS QUOTES FROM NELSON MANDELA

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”

“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.”

“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 a danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.”

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.”

“A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.”

“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.”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” SKY POSITIVE QUOTES

“Difficulties break some men but make others.”

“I am the captain of my soul.”

“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.”

“When people are determined, they can achieve anything.”

“Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.”

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”

“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”

“It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”

“Respect for the rights of others is peace.”

“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.”

“Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all.”

“When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.”