Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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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.
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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