You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
NELSON MANDELAThe past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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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.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
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The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important – and you do that by being genuine and humble.
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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.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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The time is always right to do right.
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Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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