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

#found #less #life #living #passion

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

#goes #head #heart #him #his

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. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#forgiveness

Where you stand depends on where you sit. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#perseverance

I am the captain of my soul. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#inspirational

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#change

It is said that 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. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#prison

A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#freedom

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#inspirational

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

— Nelson Mandela

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