Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
NELSON MANDELAYou will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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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The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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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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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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 true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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There is no future without forgiveness.
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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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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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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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