
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.Nelson Mandela
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who spent 27 years in prison and became the country's first Black president in 1994.
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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.Nelson Mandela

Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.Nelson Mandela

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.Nelson Mandela

There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.Nelson Mandela

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.Nelson Mandela

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.Nelson Mandela

For 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.Nelson Mandela

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.Nelson Mandela