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classic quotations from Mandela

1. If the sky is always dark, then live in the dark; If it is dangerous to make a sound, then keep silent; If you feel powerless to shine, then curl up in the corner.

2. Don't get used to the darkness and defend it; Don't be proud of yourself; Don't ridicule those who are braver than themselves.

3. The greatest glory in life lies not in never falling, but in always rising again after falling. I appreciate this flexible state of life, experience the wind and rain happily, and smile at life.

4. It always seems impossible until it's done. Everything always seems impossible before things are successful.

5. The most glorious thing in life is not the absence of failure, but the courage to stand up after every failure.

6. When I walked out of my cell and walked through the prison gate leading to freedom, I knew that if I couldn't leave my grief and resentment behind me, I would still be in prison.

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

8. Resentment is like a prison. Forgiving others is tantamount to sublimating yourself.

9. For to be free is not mere to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Freedom means not only getting rid of one's own shackles, but also living in a way that respects and increases the freedom of others.

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

11. We can be humble as dust, not twisted as maggots.

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

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

14. The oppressor needs to be liberated as much as the oppressed. The man who takes away others' freedom is a prisoner of hatred, and he is imprisoned by the iron bars of prejudice and shortsightedness.

15. I hope I can write a sentence on my tombstone: The people buried here have done their duty. Other than that, I want nothing more.

16. Even in the most ruthless days in prison, I will see the looming humanity from the prison guards, maybe only for a second, but it is enough to restore my confidence and persevere.

17. I want to paint the island with optimistic colors, which I want to share with people all over the world. I want to tell you that as long as we can accept the challenges in life, even the strangest dreams can come true!

18. There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Knowing the soul of a society depends on the way it treats children, and there is no better way.

19. Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will. Success depends not on money, but on the freedom to create success.

2. After climbing a high mountain, you will find that there are more hills waiting for you. After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb

21. In my country we go to prison first and then become president. In my motherland, we are prisoners first, then presidents.

22. The best way to say goodbye to hatred is to forgive.

23. I have devoted my life to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against racial domination by whites, and I have also fought against black tyranny. I have a beautiful ideal of building a democratic and free society, in which all people live in harmony and have equal opportunities. I hope to live for this ideal and realize it. But if necessary, I am also prepared to give my life for it.

24. Hatred because of a person's skin color, family background and religious belief is definitely not innate. Hatred needs to be learned the day after tomorrow. If people can learn to hate, they can certainly learn to love, because love is far more natural than hate to people.

25. If you want to build peace with your enemy, you must work together with your enemy. Then he will become your comrade-in-arms

26. A saint is actually a sinner, but he will keep trying to be good.

27. Thank God for giving me an invincible soul. I am the master of my destiny and the commander-in-chief of my soul!

28. I am determined to continue to fight for freedom until the moment I die.

29. I have finished my role, and now I just want to live in obscurity. I want to go back to my hometown village and stroll on the hillside where I played in my childhood.

3. If you are bright, the world will not be dark. If you have hope, the world will not be completely desperate. What can the world do to you if you don't give in?

31. I am willing to die with ease.

32. I have a beautiful ideal of building a democratic and free society in which all people live in harmony and have equal opportunities. I hope to live for this ideal and realize it.

33. A brave man is not one who has no fear, but one who conquers fear.