One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
NELSON MANDELAThe 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
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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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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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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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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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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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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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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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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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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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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
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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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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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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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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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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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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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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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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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