NELSON MANDELA - Quotes

 

NELSON MANDELA

• "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."

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

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

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

• "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."

• "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."

• "Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated."

• "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

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

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