Sep 6, 2008

Nelson Mandela

  • 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.
  • If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
  • Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished
  • After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
  • We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • It always seems impossible until its done.
  • There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
  • Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

- Nelson Mandela -