Madiba taught South Africa and the world so much about love, peace and unity. Here are ten of his most inspiring quotes:
- "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
- "We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right."
- "Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another."
- "Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
- "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."
- "Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."
- "Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future."
- "No one is born hating another person because of the colour 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, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
- "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."
- "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."
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