Nelson Mandela

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

The greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Difficulties break some men but make others.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

The connection between us runs so strong and deep. It’s like a steel cable stretching across the ocean bed, so many fathoms below, that even the most skilled and courageous of deep sea divers cannot reach it to cut it. It remains strong, silent, invisible, invincible.

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

Then spare the rod and spoil the child.

The teacher reminded us that Romes liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly, gradually, furtively, little by little; first with a little corn and oil for the exceedingly poor and wretched, later with corn and oil for voters who were not quite so poor, later still with corn and oil for pretty much every man that had a vote to sellexactly our own history over again.

I want to be all used up when I die.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Exploring the mysteries of myself and the world. Sensual, powerful, wise… on my path…

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

It’s powerful to have strong men but what does that strength mean?

An honest man is always a child.