You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
NELSON MANDELAIf you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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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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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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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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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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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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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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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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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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It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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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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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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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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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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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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