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

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities – Nelson Mandela

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will – Nelson Mandela

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living – Nelson Mandela

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism – Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela