More Quotes by Nelson Mandela
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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.
We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.
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.
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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.
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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.