Quotes by Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader

Lived from: 1918 - 2013

Category: Politics Country: FlagSouth Africa

Born: 18 july 1918 Died: 5 december 2013

  • Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.

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  • Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.
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  • Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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  • If you see something good, give a compliment. If you see something wrong, offer your help.
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  • It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
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  • There is no passion to be found in playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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  • A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
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  • A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.
    De lange weg naar vrijheid
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  • After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb
    Long way to freedom
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  • Any language can be the vehicle of racist insults and repression, but it can also be the carrier of the message of hope and liberation.
    The Star, 19 september 1991
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  • Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.
    Documentary Mandela (1994)
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  • Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
    Speech university Johannesburg (16-07-2003)
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  • I have learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. A brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
    Long Walk to Freedom (1995)
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  • Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
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  • Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
    Inauguratie 10 May 1994
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  • Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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  • No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.
    Long Walk to Freedom (1995)
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  • Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
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  • People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
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  • The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
    Long walk to Freedom
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  • The purpose of studying history is not to deride human action, nor to weep over it or to hate it, but to understand it. And hopefully then to learn from it as we contemplate our future.
    Renewal and Renaissance - Towards A New World Order (1997)
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What are the most famous quotes from Nelson Mandela?

The two most famous quotes from Nelson Mandela are:

  • "Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements."
  • "Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

When did Nelson Mandela live?

Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 and died in the year 2013.