Quotes from Nelson Mandela

I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his kin, 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 the opposite.

There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.

Money wont create success, the fredom to make it will

As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come.

Resentment is a method of self harm. "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.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Having resentment against someone is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy.

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

Let your courage rise with danger.

if you talk to a man in a second language , your talking to his brain ,if you talk to him in his mother language you're talking to his heart -

What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts,

To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner.