The 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.
NELSON MANDELANo power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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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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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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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
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It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
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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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