No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
NELSON MANDELALead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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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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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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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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The time is always right to do right.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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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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Nothing is black or white.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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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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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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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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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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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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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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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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