The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear.

Nelson Mandela · From the final part of his autobiography, on what prison taught him about courage.

I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Nelson Mandela · The closing pages of his autobiography, written after his release and his election as South Africa's president.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela · The closing pages of his autobiography, looking back on the long walk from prison to the presidency.

No one is born hating another person because of the color 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, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela · Written after twenty-seven years in prison; when Barack Obama posted the line in August 2017 it became the most liked tweet to that date.

The journey of a thousand lî commenced with a single step.

Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching chapter 64 in James Legge's translation; a li is a Chinese mile, hence the familiar "journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing.

Abraham Lincoln · Advice to Isham Reavis, a young man who had asked to study law under him, in a letter of 5 November 1855.

Genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration.

Thomas Edison · Quote Investigator finds Edison quoted with this ratio from 1901 and with "two per cent inspiration" as early as 1898; the familiar spelled-out form appeared in Harper's Monthly in 1932.

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear.”

“I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

“No one is born hating another person because of the color 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, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

“The journey of a thousand lî commenced with a single step.”

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing.”

“Genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration.”

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