10 Inspirational Quotes From Nelson Mandela

After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world.



1. "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela


2. "Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people." - Nelson Mandela


3. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela


4. "Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front." - Nelson Mandela


5. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela


6. "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." - Nelson Mandela


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


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


9. "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela


10. "If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner." - Nelson Mandela