Maxioms by Nelson Mandela
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society read more
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much read more
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and suffering right through the years, should now operate here to give me a fair and open trial?....consider myself neither morally nor legally obliged to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I am not represented. That the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government, is a principle universally acknowledged as sacred throughout the civilized world.
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to read more
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your read more
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.