- By Prerna Targhotra
- Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:11 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Nelson Mandela International Day 2023: Also known as Nelson Mandela Day, this special occasion is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of the first President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Also known as the ‘Father of Nation’, Nelson Mandela played a major role in the transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy in South Africa. This year will mark the 105th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela and the theme for the occasion is "The Legacy Lives on Through You: Climate, Food and Solidarity.” As this special occasion is here, we have brought you a list of some popular and motivational quotes by Nelson Mandela that you can share with your loved ones.
Motivational Quotes By Nelson Mandela
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, and one's feet moving forward. 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. That way lies defeat and death.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, 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 its opposite.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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.
