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.
NELSON MANDELAAs we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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The time is always right to do right.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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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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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
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