A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
NELSON MANDELAThere is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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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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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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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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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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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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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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