Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
NELSON MANDELAResentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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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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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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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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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
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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.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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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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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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