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Nelson Mandela on Grit Quotes

Nelson Mandela's ideas on Grit, collected in one place with clear source context.

"Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying."

— Nelson Mandela

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Source: Letter: To Winnie Mandela from Robben Island

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"I had no epiphany, no singular revelation... but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights."

— Nelson Mandela

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Source: Autobiography: Long Walk to Freedom

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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

— Nelson Mandela

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Source: Autobiography: Long Walk to Freedom

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