As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I dust [your photo] carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am sure that if somebody is giving a sum to charity, he or she should be encouraged to do so by… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We can neither heal nor build if, on the one hand the rich in our society see the poor as hordes of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them, then they… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light shine, we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
![“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” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/nelson-mandela-248_aids_let-us-give-publicity-to-hiv-aids-and-no_1693649.jpg)
![“I dust [your photo] carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in the old days. I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/nelson-mandela-248_blood_i-dust-your-photo-carefully-every-mornin_1680468.jpg)
![“What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual South Africans [to give to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]. I think we must start from that angle.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/nelson-mandela-248_angle_what-we-did-was-to-try-and-exploit-that_2634099.jpg)
![“[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that…” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/nelson-mandela-248_christian_giving-is-the-essence-of-the-great-relig_1293961.jpg)
