More Quotes by Nelson Mandela
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
Living isn't just about doing for yourself,but what you do for others as well.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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.
Racism is a blight on the human conscience. The idea that any people can be inferior to another, to the point where those who consider themselves superior define and treat the rest as subhuman, denies the humanity even of those who elevate themselves to the status of gods.
Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.
It only seems impossible until it's done.
I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.