There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind! Nelson Mandela newsracecountry There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela changeinspiringinspirational Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness Nelson Mandela hivgivingway It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education. Nelson Mandela good-educationchildrenworld No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying. Nelson Mandela citizenscountrypeople Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die. Nelson Mandela forgivenessglassesmen When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners. Nelson Mandela demandjailletters Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war. Nelson Mandela selfishkingswar Music is a great blessing. It has the power to elevate and liberate us. It sets people free to dream. It can unite us to sing with one voice. Such is the value of music. Nelson Mandela voiceblessingdream I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind. Nelson Mandela leavinginspiringpast Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people. Nelson Mandela rockscountrychildren The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns. Nelson Mandela crownshatredlove One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways of addressing this reality, future generations are in danger of losing their history. Nelson Mandela bookrealitypeople It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for: to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health and to have sound educational opportunities for their children. Nelson Mandela educationalopportunitychildren A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens. Nelson Mandela independentgovernmentrights Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books. Nelson Mandela readingjoybook Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation. Nelson Mandela greatest-treasureabusechildren The cause of Communism is the greatest cause in the history of mankind! Nelson Mandela mankindcommunismcauses There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others. Nelson Mandela wisdomwisefriendship A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged. Nelson Mandela refinedsocietypast
