Authors:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Nelson Mandela Quotes

All Quotes Achievement Aids Apartheid Attitude Authority Blame Boxing Challenges Change Changing The World Character Charity Children Choices Commitment Community Compassion Compromise Confidence Conflict Constitution Country Courage Crime Culture Debate Democracy Desire Destiny Difficulty Dignity Discipline Diversity Doubt Duty Dying Earth Education Effort Equality Expectations Family Fate Fear Feelings Fighting Forgiveness Freedom Friendship Generosity Giving Goodness Graduation Greatness Happiness Hate Hatred Heart Home Honesty Honor Humanity Humility Hunger Imagination Inspiration Inspirational Inspiring Integrity Joy Judging Justice Language Leadership Learning Lgbt Liberty Life Live Life Love Lying Mankind Morning Motivational Moving Forward Not Giving Up Opportunity Oppression Optimism Overcoming Past Peace Perseverance Politics Positive Poverty Prejudice Progress Protest Purpose Quality Racism Reading Reality Respect Responsibility Revolution Running Sacrifice School Slavery Sleep Soccer Society Soul South Africa Sports Strength Struggle Success Suffering Today Tolerance Tragedy Travel Victory Violence Vision War Water Wife Winning Wisdom Youth

It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

Inspirational, Optimistic, Hands

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

Helping Others, Giving, Energy

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.146, Simon and Schuster

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Love, Inspirational, Life

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Nov 04, 2014

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

Inspiring, Judging, Down And

It only seems impossible until it's done.

Inspiring, Inspiration, Done

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.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Courage

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.

Inspirational, Change, Impact

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.

Leadership, Differences, Generosity

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.227, Pan Macmillan

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

Wise, Men, Fool

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.

Humble, Important, Want

Source: profitmagazin.com

Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

Success, Daughter, Children

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Jan 11, 2017

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Motivational, Courage, Giving Up

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

Stars, Honesty, Integrity

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.168, Pan Macmillan

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

Inspirational, Positive, Daughter

It always seems impossible until its done.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future.

Positive Thinking, Past, Matter

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.

Inspirational, Forgiveness, Acceptance

"A white South African's memories of Mandela" by Nadia Bilchik, www.cnn.com. June 18, 2013.

Living isn't just about doing for yourself,but what you do for others as well.

Wells

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Forgiveness, Letting Go, Spiritual

We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

Inspiring, Hands, Differences

I am the captain of my soul.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Soul

When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.

Differences, Opponents, Violence

Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Courage, Peace, Fear

"The evil must be forgiven, not forgotten" by Anthony Sampson, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 1994.

1
2
3
4
Next

Born: July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013
Occupation: Former President of South Africa

Quotes: 666

Popular Topics