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May Quotes by Nelson Mandela
- I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems…
- In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of…
- As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this…
- I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud…
- In human affairs, no single person, organisation or social formation ever has a final or an absolutely correct position. It is through conversation, debate and…
- My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.
- The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only…
- I thank whatever gods may be / For my unconquerable soul. / I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of…
- We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.
- May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong