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 MANDELAIt is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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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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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.
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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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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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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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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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I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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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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A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones.
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It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
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Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.
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