Nelson Mandela Quotes

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

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

"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."
-Nelson Mandela

"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
-Nelson Mandela

"As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility."
-Nelson Mandela

"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 in Leadership quotes.

"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."
-Nelson Mandela in Peace quotes.

"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 in Courage quotes.

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

"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

"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

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
-Nelson Mandela in Change quotes.