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Celebrate one of the greatest men to walk the earth! Thank you Nelson Mandela for being such an inspirational leader.

1. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
2. “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.” Nelson Mandela
3. “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” Nelson Mandela
4. “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” Nelson Mandela
5. “No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.” Nelson Mandela
6. “It always seems impossible until its done.” Nelson Mandela
7. “Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.” Nelson Mandela
8. “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela
9. “The greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela
10. “I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.” Nelson Mandela
11. “If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.” Nelson Mandela
12. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” Nelson Mandela
13. “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.” Nelson Mandela
14. “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
15. “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” Nelson Mandela
16. “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
17. “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” Nelson Mandela
18. “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
19. “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” Nelson Mandela
20. “Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.” Nelson Mandela
21. “If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don’t ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.” Nelson Mandela
22. “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” Nelson Mandela
23. “In my country we go to prison first and then become President.” Nelson Mandela
24. “Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what they had because they didn’t have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?” Nelson Mandela
25. “I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” Nelson Mandela
26. “Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.” Nelson Mandela
27. “I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.” Nelson Mandela
28. “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.” Nelson Mandela
29. “Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.” Nelson Mandela
30. “If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.” Nelson Mandela
31. “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” Nelson Mandela
32. “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.” Nelson Mandela
33. “Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.” Nelson Mandela
34. “Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what they had because they didn’t have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?” Nelson Mandela
35. “I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.” Nelson Mandela
36. “There is no such thing as part freedom.” Nelson Mandela
37. “Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.” Nelson Mandela
38. “Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.” Nelson Mandela
39. “I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.” Nelson Mandela
40. “It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.” Nelson Mandela
41. “If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.” Nelson Mandela
42. “I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.” Nelson Mandela
43. “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” Nelson Mandela
44. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” Nelson Mandela
45. “When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.” Nelson Mandela