I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do – Nelson Mandela

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea – Nelson Mandela

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future – Nelson Mandela

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace – Nelson Mandela

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner – Nelson Mandela

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement – Nelson Mandela