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Nelson Mandela's ideas on Discipline, collected in one place with clear source context.
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
"Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others... are the foundation of one's spiritual life."
"I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul."
"I could not prepare South Africa for the future without first preparing myself."
"I have always believed that exercise is a key not only to physical health but to peace of mind."
"I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards."
"In judging our progress as individuals, we tend to focus on external factors... but internal factors may be even more crucial."
"One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others."
"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
"The cell is an ideal place to learn to know yourself, to search realistically and regularly the process of your own mind and feelings."
"The habit of attending to every detail is the mark of a great leader."
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