More from Nelson Mandela
Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela 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 MandelaNelson Mandela A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela The time is always right to do right.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela 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.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela 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.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
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The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Wise men change, fools stay the same.
Kevin GatesKevin Gates Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
DemocritusDemocritus Only a foolish dog barks at a flying bird.
Bob MarleyBob Marley I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them.
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin There are no fools so troublesome as those who have some wit.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark TwainMark Twain Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.
Karl MarxKarl Marx