Category Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela says: “Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to

Nelson Mandela says: “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 says: “For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this, we destroy dignity and pride. Every woman who has to sell her life for sex…

Nelson Mandela says: “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”

Nelson Mandela says: “Even if you have a terminal disease, you don’t have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.”

Nelson Mandela says: “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…

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

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

Nelson Mandela says: “But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one’s spirits strong even when one’s body is being tested. Strong…

Nelson Mandela says: “As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this occasion, it would be that you, irrespective of your age, should place…