BEST INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES NELSON MANDELA

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.” INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ABOUT GREAT GRANDMOTHERS

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

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

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I would have to give away.”

“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”