Quotes by Nelson Mandela

• Boldness is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Success is not defined by how high you rise, but by how many times you get back up after you fall.
• Success is not determined by how high you've climbed, but by how many times you've risen after you've fallen.
• Success is not about how high you climb, but how many times you rise after every fall.
• Success is not just about making a living, but making a difference in the lives of others.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you have the courage to start again from the bottom.
• A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
• After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
• 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.
• Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
• 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.
• In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
• If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
• 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.
• Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.
• If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
• Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
• I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
• I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
• I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.
• I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.
• For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
• If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
• 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.
• When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
• We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
• There is no such thing as part freedom.
• There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
• There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
• Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
• Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.
• Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.
• Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
• There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
• Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. It's about taking a step forward despite the uncertainty.
• Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Courage is 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.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• Success is not defined by the number of failures you avoid, but by the number of times you rise after falling.
• Success is not about how high you climb, but how many times you rise after you fall.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after falling.
• Success is not defined by the number of victories, but by the number of times we rise after falling.
• Success is not about how high you climb, but how many times you rise after falling.
• Success is not measured by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after falling.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise when you fall.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but how many times you rise after falling.
• Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave person is not one who does not feel afraid, but one who conquers that fear.
• Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Success is not measured by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after each fall.
• True greatness is not measured by how high you rise, but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• Success is not defined by how high we climb, but by how many times we rise after we fall.
• True courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Success is not determined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after falling.
• It is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it, that allows us to soar to great heights.
• Life's greatest joy is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• Courage isn't 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.
• Success is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• Perseverance is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• Success is not determined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after each fall.
• Success is not determined by how many times you fall, but by how many times you rise each time you fall.
• Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's the triumph over it.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb but by how many times you rise after falling.
• Success is not determined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• Success is not defined by the number of failures you avoid, but by how many times you rise after falling.
• Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
• True success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you rise after every fall.
• Success is not found in the absence of failure, but in the courage to rise every time we fall.
• Success is not defined by how high you stand but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• Don't settle for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
• Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who doesn't feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
• May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
• Courage doesn't come from the absence of fear, but from the triumph over it.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how many times you are able to rise after you fall.
• Success is not in never failing, but rising every time you fall.
• Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
• True strength is not about never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• The key to success is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it
• Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.
• Your present circumstances may not determine where you can go, but they can determine where you start
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again
• Change always seems impossible until it's done.
• Your present circumstances don't dictate where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.
• Vision without action is just a dream; action without vision is just labor; but vision with action can change the world.
• I've learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
• The greatest courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• The greatest glory in living life lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• They say courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• The greatest achievement is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• Your greatness lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
• The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after we fall.
• Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the triumph over it.
• In the darkest moments, remember that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• It always seems impossible until it is done.
• Courage is not only the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in ever falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again
• Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world.
• A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
• I never lose. I either win or learn.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.
• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
• Success is not defined by how high we climb, but by how many times we rise after falling
• There is no passion to be found in playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
• It always seems impossible until it's done.
• Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.
• A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
• I don't lose. Either I win or I learn.
• Greatness is not measured by the words we speak, but by the actions we take.
• Success is not defined by how high you climb but how many times you rise after you fall.
• Success is not achieved by never falling, but by rising every time we fall.
• I never lose. Either I win or I learn.
• Success is not in never failing but rising every time we fall.
• It always seems impossible until it's done
• Success is not never falling, but rising every time we fall.
• Unity is strength, understanding is power, peace is the key to unlocking our true potential.
• There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
• The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
• Success is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
• Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall.
• Do not judge me by my success; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall
• The greatest glory in living is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up
• Success is not achieved by never falling but by rising every time we fall.
• Success is not measured by how high you stand, but by how many times you rise after you fall.
• I never lose, either I win or I learn.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising whenever we fall.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising up every time we fall.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling but rising every time we fall.
• Greatness is not found in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
• Success is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
• Success is not in never failing, but rising every time we fall
• The greatest glory in living lies not in falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but tapping into an unwavering determination to rise every time you fall.
• The greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• Do not wait for great leaders; become one yourself.
• The key to success is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never fell, but in rising every time we fall.
• I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
• The greatest glory lies not in falling, but rises each time we rise and begin a new climb.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in just standing, but in rising every time we fall
• Success is not measured by how high you rise, but by how many times you pick yourself up after falling.
• A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
• The greatest glory comes not from never falling, but from rising every time we fall.
• I never lose. I win or learn.
• The greatest glory resides not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
• Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
• In the end, education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising them every time we fall.
• Success is not in never failing but in rising every time you fall.
• The minute you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.
• Success is not in never failing, but in rising in every Fall.
• I never lose. Either I win, or I learn.
• After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more to climb.
• The greatest glory lies not in never falling but rising every time we fall.
• Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
• Clarity comes not from seeking the vastness of knowledge, but from the courage to chisel away the unnecessary.