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.
NELSON MANDELANo power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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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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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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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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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
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Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
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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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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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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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