Quotes from Nelson Mandela
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
— Nelson Mandela
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
— Nelson Mandela
Appearances matter — and remember to smile.
— Nelson Mandela
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
— Nelson Mandela
Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.
— Nelson Mandela
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
— Nelson Mandela
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
— Nelson Mandela
One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
— Nelson Mandela
We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.
— Nelson Mandela
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.
— Nelson Mandela
Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.
— Nelson Mandela
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
— Nelson Mandela