Nelson Mandela Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Nelson Mandela quotes, Nelson Mandela sayings, and Nelson Mandela proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism, to conduct discussions as if he or she is a schoolmaster talking to less informed and inexperienced learners. Nelson Mandela
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. Nelson Mandela
Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead. Nelson Mandela
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People 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. Nelson Mandela
Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold. Nelson Mandela
I dream of an Africa, which is in peace with itself. Nelson Mandela
As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. Nelson Mandela
There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. Nelson Mandela
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Nelson Mandela
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate. Nelson Mandela
I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life. Nelson Mandela
The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person. Nelson Mandela
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening. Nelson Mandela
It always seems impossible until it's done. Nelson Mandela
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. Nelson Mandela
Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways—he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious. Nelson Mandela
Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front. Nelson Mandela
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. 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. Nelson Mandela
The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of freedom. Nelson Mandela
I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. Nelson Mandela
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. Nelson Mandela
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. Nelson Mandela