Nelson Mandela dies aged 95.
And 10 of his most inspiring quotes.
Former South African president, anti-apartheid leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the father of modern South Africa and global icon Nelson Mandela has died aged 95.
Mandela’s most inspiring quotes
1
’Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world .’
2
‘If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy . Then he becomes your partner.’
3
‘Never, never and never again shall it be that this
beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another .’
4
I stand before you filled with deep pride and joy. Pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country. You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own. And joy that we can loudly proclaim from the rooftops – Free at last!’
5
We stand here today as nothing more than a representative of the millions of our people who dared to rise up against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the impoverishment of an entire people.’
6
Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.’
7
‘I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear .’
8
‘Today we are entering a new era for our country and its people. Today we celebrate not the victory of a party, but a victory for all the people of South Africa.’
9
‘The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall .’
10
A good head and a good heart are always a
formidable combination .’
Gallery: Nelson Mandela's life in pictures
