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Quote of Nelson Mandela: What counts in life is not...


Biography - Nelson Mandela:

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader.
Born: 1918 - Died: 2013
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: South Africa
South Africa

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.



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Quotes for: life


Quotes

Quotes about life:


Don't let words limit the possibilities of life.





As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





... but we want to be the poets of our life—first of all in the smallest, most everyday matters.





There is more to life than increasing its speed.











Quotes for: others


Quotes

Quotes about others:


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.





The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





He who truly knows himself can soon come to know everyone else. Everything is reflection.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.











Quotes

Nelson Mandela also said...


There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.





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.





Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.





If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.





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





The world's greatest problem is poverty and lack of education, those two combined. It's important for us to ensure that education reaches everybody.












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