Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
NELSON MANDELAAfter climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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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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Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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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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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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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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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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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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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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