Quote by Nelson Mandela
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triump

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. – Nelson Mandela

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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. – Nelson Mandela

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Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. – Nelson Mandela

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I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself. – Nelson Mandela

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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. – Vittorio Alfieri

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Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms. – H.G. Bohn

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