More from Nelson Mandela
Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Where you stand depends on where you sit.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
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Forgiveness comes after understanding & understanding comes after acceptance.
Tom MetcafeTom Metcafe Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya Time is precious. So are the people in your life. So love and be loved. Because tomorrow is never promised.
Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
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It is a great evil for a Chief of a nation to be born the enemy of the freedom whose defender he should be.
Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau The one who merely flees is not yet free. In fleeing he is still conditioned by that from which he flees.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Discipline equals freedom.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.
Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg I’m a free bitch baby.
Lady GagaLady Gaga Acceptance is the key to be truly free.
Katy PerryKaty Perry It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel