Don't apologize for expressing passion. Don't back down when it comes to your integrity. Don't let anyone undermine your standards for the sake of ease. Be a character of excellence, NOT excuses.

Janna Cachola
About This Quote

In this quote, Nelson Mandela was encouraging men to be strong and to never apologize for expressing their true selves. The idea is that if you express your true self, there will be no need to apologize, and no one can undermine your standards for the sake of ease. The idea is that if you stand by your principles, you will never waver from them. When someone is weak and weak men are vulnerable, people will exploit their weakness.

When they fail to stand up for themselves, they become a pawn of those that speak with authority. That’s why they end up apologizing for their actions or they back down from what they believe in. In this quote, Mandela was reminding people that should never apologize for their passions.

They should stand by their integrity even when it is inconvenient. It should not be difficult to understand that if you do not stand by what you believe in, then no one will ever know you exist.

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