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.
NELSON MANDELAIt is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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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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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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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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