Nelson Mandela Quotes About Duty

Quotes about: Duty

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  Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Motivational, Death

  FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Dec 05, 2013

• There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Lying, Men

  "Nelson Mandela quotes: 'Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people'", www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2013.

• To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.

  Nelson Mandela

  Believe, Men, Suffering

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

• I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.

  Nelson Mandela

  Dream, Desert, Forests

• It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty.

  Nelson Mandela

  Spotlight, Figures, Duty

• I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.

  Nelson Mandela

  Sleep, Men, Done

• It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people ... our African brothers and sisters.

  Nelson Mandela

  Brother, People, Giving

• I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth

  Nelson Mandela

  Lying, Men, Done

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.104, Pan Macmillan

• I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice of law, and to the justice for all mankind, to cry out against this discrimination which is essentially unjust and opposed to the whole basis of the attitude towards justice which is part of the tradition of legal training in this country. I believed that in taking up a stand against this injustice I was upholding the dignity of what should be an honorable profession.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Attitude, Justice For All

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