Famous Quotes by Nelson Mandela

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

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up”

“I am the captain of my soul.”

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

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

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.

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

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.

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.

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 that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

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

There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.

I never lose. I either win or learn.

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

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.

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

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

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

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

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

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.

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.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

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

The greatest danger to our future is division, not difference.

It always seems impossible until it's done.