Here are some of the top Nelson Mandela quotes on equality:
1. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.”
2. “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.”
3. “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.”
4. “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”
5. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
6. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
7. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
8. “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.”
9. “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
10. “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
11. “I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.”
12. “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
13. “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.”
14. “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
15. “I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.”
16. “As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”
17. “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, 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 lays defeat and death.”
18. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
19. “We must strive to be moved by a generosity of spirit that will enable us to outgrow the hatred and conflicts of the past.”
20. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.”
21. “I have always believed that exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.”
22. “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
23. “I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”
24. “I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.”
25. “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.”
26. “I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.”
27. “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”
28. “Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.”
29. “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
30. “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
31. “I am the captain of my soul.”
32. “I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.”
33. “I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.”
34. “I have always believed that exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.”
35. “It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die.”
36. “I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
37. “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
38. “I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”
39. “I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.”
40. “I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.”
41. “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”
42. “Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.”
43. “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
44. “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
45. “I am the captain of my soul.”
46. “I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.”
47. “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, 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 lays defeat and death.”
48. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
49. “We must strive to be moved by a generosity of spirit that will enable us to outgrow the hatred and conflicts of the past.”
50. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.”
51. “As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”
52. “I have always believed that exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.”
53. “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for
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