Nelson Mandela

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#freedom #oppression #freedom

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

— Nelson Mandela

#change #change the world #most #most powerful #powerful

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

#absence #afraid #brave #brave man #conquers

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#goodness #intelligence #kindness #scholarship #education

It always seems impossible until it's done. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#perseverance

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

#cast #chains #enhances #free #live

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

— Nelson Mandela

#inspirational #forgiveness

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

— Nelson Mandela

#find #like #nothing #place #remains

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

— Nelson Mandela

#saints #sin #sinners #sin

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

— Nelson Mandela

#inspirational