Nelson Mandela Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

  Nelson Mandela

  Courage, Giving Up, Men

  Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.403, Hachette UK

• There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

  Nelson Mandela

  Helping Others, Giving, Energy

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.146, Simon and Schuster

• I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.

  Nelson Mandela

  Courage, Peace, Moving

  "Long Walk to Freedom". Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.

• The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope.

  Nelson Mandela

  Uplifting, Song, Jobs

  FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Nov 22, 2014

• A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

  Nelson Mandela

  Motivational, Courage, Giving Up

• I dust [your photo] carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in the old days. I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so.

  Nelson Mandela

  Morning, Dust, Blood

  Nelson Mandela, Robin Malan (1997). “The Essential Nelson Mandela”, David Philip

• We can neither heal nor build if, on the one hand the rich in our society see the poor as hordes of irritants or if on the other hand the poor sit back, expecting charity. All of us must take responsibility for the upliftment of our conditions, prepared to give our best to the benefit of all

  Nelson Mandela

  Responsibility, Hands, Giving

  Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

• Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary.

  Nelson Mandela

  Cancer, People, Giving

  "Mandela's son dies of AIDS at 54", www.cnn.com. January 7, 2005.

• 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.

  Nelson Mandela

  Believe, Government, Years

• Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

  Nelson Mandela

  Love, Laughter, Children

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires

  Nelson Mandela

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

• Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment to peaceful solutions of conflicts and disputes.

  Nelson Mandela

  Commitment, Differences, Giving

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.218, Pan Macmillan

• Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness

  Nelson Mandela

  Giving, Hiv, Way

  "Mandela at Sunset" by Andrew Meldrum, progressive.org. October 2007.

• 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

• What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do".
  And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Motivational, Mean, Light

• We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea of giving - of fighting poverty and of promoting the equality of human beings - whatever their background, whatever their political beliefs.

  Nelson Mandela

  Fighting, Ideas, Appreciate

  Source: www.mott.org

• What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual South Africans [to give to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]. I think we must start from that angle.

  Nelson Mandela

  Children, Thinking, Ideas

  Source: www.mott.org

• I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.

  Nelson Mandela

  Heart, Giving, Mind

  Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.10, Hachette UK

• I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.

  Nelson Mandela

  Unique, Thinking, Giving

  Source: www.mott.org

• I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

  Nelson Mandela

  People, Giving, Mines

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.157, Pan Macmillan

• Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Children, Play

  "Who Is Nelson Mandela? A Reader's Digest Exclusive Interview". Interview with Caitlin O'Connell, www.rd.com. 2005.

• [Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that spirit of equality.

  Nelson Mandela

  Christian, Essence, Giving

  Source: www.mott.org

• It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic young people ... I feel like a recharged battery, confident that our country can look forward to great things.

  Nelson Mandela

  Beautiful, Country, Children

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.78, Pan Macmillan

• I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax incentive, provided the charity is registered in terms of the law.

  Nelson Mandela

  Law, America, Giving

  Source: www.mott.org

• I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.

  Nelson Mandela

  Powerful, Men, Jail

  Source: profitmagazin.com

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