Nelson Mandela Quotes About Honesty

Quotes about: Honesty

• Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Moving On, Perseverance

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Conversations With Myself”, p.150, Pan Macmillan

• Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

  Nelson Mandela

  Respect, Honesty, People

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Conversations With Myself”, p.150, Pan Macmillan

• As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

  Nelson Mandela

  Motivational, Confidence, Honesty

• In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education... But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's development as a human being. Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others - qualities which are within easy reach of every soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

  Nelson Mandela

  Love, Life, Family

  "Nelson Mandela's personal letters reveal guilt, anguish and marital spats". www.news.com.au. December 6, 2013.

• People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety. You learn to look into yourself.

  Nelson Mandela

  Honesty, Humility, Jail

  "South Africa looks to legacy of Nelson Mandela, its great reconciler and first black president", www.foxnews.com. December 31, 2012.

• Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

  Nelson Mandela

  Honesty, Integrity, Humility

• Honesty,sincer ity,simplicity, humility, pure generosity,abse nce of vanity,readines s to serve others -qualities which are within easy reach of every soul -are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

  Nelson Mandela

  Spiritual, Honesty, Humility

• A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

  Nelson Mandela

  Stars, Honesty, Integrity

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.168, Pan Macmillan

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