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Nelson Mandela Quotes

South African anti-apartheid leader 1918–2013, first democratically elected president of South Africa and Nobel Peace laureate.

7 sourced quotes from Nelson Mandela across Fear & Ubuntu.

“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.”

Long Walk to Freedom · 1994 Fear

“Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves. The question therefore is: are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you to be able to improve?”

interview · 2006 Ubuntu

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

speech · Johannesburg · 2003 Ubuntu

“When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.”

Long Walk to Freedom · 1994 Ubuntu

“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.”

Long Walk to Freedom · 1994 Ubuntu

“It always seems impossible until it is done.”

attributed Ubuntu

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

attributed Ubuntu