Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

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.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

We must use time creatively.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

I never lose. I either win or learn.

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

No one is born hating another person.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it.

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

We can’t be afraid of speaking out.

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

Each one of us is as intimately attached to our own country as a child is to a mother.

Education is the great engine of personal development.

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

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.

Courage is not a absence of fear; it’s the determination to move forward in spite of fear.

I am not a saint unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.

Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader part 1

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

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.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

We must use time creatively.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader part 2

I never lose. I either win or learn.

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

No one is born hating another person.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it.

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader part 3

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

We can’t be afraid of speaking out.

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader part 4

Each one of us is as intimately attached to our own country as a child is to a mother.

Education is the great engine of personal development.

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

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.

Courage is not a absence of fear; it’s the determination to move forward in spite of fear.

I am not a saint unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.

Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

Inspiring Quotes by Nelson Mandela – Wisdom from a Great Leader part 5

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.