There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
NELSON MANDELATake it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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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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Nothing is black or white.
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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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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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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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It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.
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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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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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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
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There is no future without forgiveness.
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A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
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The time is always right to do right.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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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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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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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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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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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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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
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Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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