No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
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Nelson MandelaLong Walk to Freedom (1994)
About Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first democratically elected president. (1918-2013)
More from Nelson Mandela
- I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
- I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
- A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
- Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.Speech at the launch of the Mindset Network (2003)
- What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.Speech at Walter Sisulu's 90th birthday celebration (2002)
- Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary celebrations (1998)
More quotes on kindness and giving
- This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.Dalai Lama
- It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.Dalai Lama
- It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.Dalai Lama
- Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.Desmond Tutu
- A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.Desmond Tutu
- Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.Albert Einstein
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