I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Nelson Mandela
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  3. When it was over, she gathered him in her arms. And told him the terrible irony of her life. That she had wanted to be dead all those years while her brother had been alive. That had been her sin. And this was her penance.... - Melina Marchetta

  4. When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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More Quotes By Nelson Mandela
  1. Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

  2. 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.

  3. I am the captain of my soul.

  4. A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones

  5. A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

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