Nelson Mandela : Symbol of dignity and forbearance "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. Nelson Mandela Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.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 A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Nelson Mandela 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 danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. Nelson Mandela If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. Nelson Mandela 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. Nelson Mandela There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela In my country we go to prison first and then become President. Nelson Mandela We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. Nelson Mandela Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. Nelson Mandela If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers. Nelson Mandela 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. Nelson Mandela Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will. Nelson Mandela There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? Nelson Mandela Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Nelson Mandela I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself. Nelson Mandela Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. 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 We can't afford to be killing one another. Nelson Mandela Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose. Nelson Mandela To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. Nelson Mandela No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Nelson Mandela I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Nelson Mandela Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. Nelson Mandela I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself. Nelson Mandela When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. Nelson Mandela In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains. Nelson Mandela Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake. Nelson Mandela Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. Nelson Mandela I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. Nelson Mandela I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. Nelson Mandela Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated. Nelson Mandela If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. Nelson Mandela I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. Nelson Mandela It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. Nelson Mandela Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS. Nelson Mandela Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

• published: 07 Dec 2013
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