Best Quotes by Nelson Mandela (Top 10)

  1. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. It always seems impossible until its done.
  6. I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.
  7. 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.
  8. Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I feel down and got back up again.
  9. Lead from the back "” and let others believe they are in front.
  10. There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

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