Nelson Mandela Quotes

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Nelson Mandela was a political leader, South African anti-revolutionary and Philanthropist. He served as a president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Born – July 18, 1918

Died – December 5, 2013 (95)

Occupation – Political Leader, Activist, Philanthropist and lawyer.

Known for – Anti-Apartheid Movement

Awards – Nobel Peace prize, Bharat Ratna

“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

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

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.” ― Nelson Mandela

“I have a special attachment to the people who befriended me during times of distress.” ― Nelson Mandela

“for with freedom come responsibilities” ― Nelson Mandela

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it.” ― Nelson Mandela

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

“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.” ― Nelson Mandela

“We must strive to be moved by a generosity of spirit that will enable us to outgrow the hatred and conflicts of the past.”― Nelson Mandela

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination” ― Nelson Mandela

“The greatest glory in living is not in falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“We must all strive to be inspired by a deep-seated love of our country, without regard to race, color, gender or station in life.” ― Nelson Mandela

“what difference we have made to the lives of others” ― Nelson Mandela

“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.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“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.” ― Nelson Mandela

“what we make out of what we have, not what we are given” ― Nelson Mandela

“Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.” ― Nelson Mandela

“they can overcome anything.” ― Nelson Mandela

“And if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Difficulties break some men” ― Nelson Mandela

“After climbing a great hill. One only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” ― Nelson Mandela

“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” ― Nelson Mandela

“The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person ” ― Nelson Mandela

“men and women who hold no distinctive positions but” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“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

“One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.” ― Nelson Mandela

“One of the things I learnt when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others ” ― Nelson Mandela

“You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you’re discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that ” ― Nelson Mandela

“Human beings have got the ability to adjust to anything ” ― Nelson Mandela

“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ” ― Nelson Mandela

“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 its opposite.” ― Nelson Mandela

“You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership ” ― Nelson Mandela

“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” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“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. I tell them that I was also a terrorist yesterday, but, today, I am admired by the very people who said I was one.” ― Nelson Mandela

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

“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

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.” ― Nelson Mandela

“When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.” ― Nelson Mandela

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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 rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” ― Nelson Mandela

“When people are determined they can overcome anything.” ― Nelson Mandela

“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for, and to see realised. But my Lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” ― Nelson Mandela

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

“I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.” ― Nelson Mandela

“I never lose. I either win or learn.” ― Nelson Mandela

“I detest racialism because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Greed and power has turned brother against brother.” ― Nelson Mandela

“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.” ― Nelson Mandela

“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.” ― Nelson Mandela

“The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person.” ― Nelson Mandela

“You may succeed in delaying, but never in preventing the transition of South Africa to a democracy.” ― Nelson Mandela

“You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.” ― Nelson Mandela

“As a leader of a mass organization, one must listen to the people.” ― Nelson Mandela

“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” ― Nelson Mandela

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

“I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.” ― Nelson Mandela

“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.” ― Nelson Mandela

“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Together we must set out to correct the defects of the past.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.” ― Nelson Mandela

“It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Men, I think, are not capable of doing nothing, of saying nothing, of not reacting to injustice, of not protesting against oppression, of not striving for the good society and the good life in the ways they see it.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Nelson Mandela” ― Nelson Mandela

“We must embrace one another on the basis of justice and nurture the extended family to which we all belong.”― Nelson Mandela

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” ― Nelson Mandela

“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

“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” ― Nelson Mandela

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you have altered.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.” ― Nelson Mandela

“We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just, and lasting peace.” ― Nelson Mandela

“I have never regarded any man as my superior, either in my life outside or inside prison.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela

“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.” ― Nelson Mandela

“We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful: those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image.” ― Nelson Mandela