The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
NELSON MANDELAThere can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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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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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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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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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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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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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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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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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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Overcoming poverty is not a task 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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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
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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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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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