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Mandela's famous sayings

1. The most important thing in life is not just living, but the difference we make to the destiny of others. This is the meaning of life.

2. No one is born brave. Being brave does not mean not being afraid, but pretending to be brave and learning to overcome fear.

3. After climbing a high mountain, you will find that there are more mountains waiting for you.

4. The true great glory of human nature does not lie in never falling, but in always rising again after falling.

5. When I walked out of the cell and stepped through the prison door leading to freedom, I already knew that if I could not leave my grief and resentment behind, then I would still be in prison.

6. Our deepest fear is not that we are not capable enough; our deepest fear is that our capabilities have exceeded our limits. Ask yourself, who do we want to be? Wise man, genius, celebrity, great man, in fact, which one can't you do? We are born to demonstrate the glory God has given us, and we allow ourselves to shine, unknowingly, infecting others. ——Mandela "Akira and the Spelling Bee"

7. The greatest glory in life is not that it never falls, but that it always rises again after falling. I appreciate this flexible state of life, experiencing wind and rain happily, and facing life with a smile. ——Mandela "Long Road to Freedom"

8. Everything always seems impossible until it succeeds.

9. If you are bright, the world will not be dark. If you have hope, the world will not be completely hopeless. If you don't give in, what can the world do to you?

10. Resentment is like a prison. Forgiving others is equal to sublimating oneself.

11. Freedom does not only mean getting rid of one’s own shackles, but also means living in a way that respects and increases the freedom of others.

12. If you communicate with a person in a language he understands, he will remember it in his mind; if you communicate with him in his own language, he will remember it in his heart.

13. Our biggest fear is not that we are incapable, our biggest fear is that we have unparalleled power. It is our light that shocks us, not our darkness.

14. Knowing the soul of a society depends on the way the society treats its children. Other than that, there is no better way.

15. I hope that my tombstone can have this sentence written on it: "Buried here are those who have done their duty." Other than that, I want nothing more.