Nelson Mandela Quotes



      “It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
- Nelson Mandela

       “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “It always seems impossible until it's done.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “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.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
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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.” 
-Nelson Mandela

        “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “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.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “I am the captain of my soul.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Where you stand depends on where you sit.” 
- Nelson Mandela

      “One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.” 
 Nelson Mandela

       “We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “Appearances matter — and remember to smile.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.” 
- Nelson Mandela


       “One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “In my country we go to prison first and then become President. ” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.” 
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       “Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great...” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.” 
- Nelson Mandela

       “If I had my time over I would do the same again, so would any man who dares call himself a man.” 
- Nelson Mandela

        “Everything seems impossible until it's done!” 
- Nelson Mandela