Nelson Mandela, even in death still remains a source of inspiration and courage to millions around the globe.

He was South Africa’s first black president, Nobel Prize winner and Anti-Apartheid icon who passed away on a Thursday at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95.

Today marks what would have been his 100th birthday and the world has come together to remember his numerous words of wisdom, etched in our memories.

To honor his legacy, here are top ten of his quotes that have inspired the world:

 

“It always seems impossible until it done.”

 

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

 

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

 

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

 

“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.”
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

 

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

 

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands; that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language; that goes to his heart.”

 

“There is no such thing as part freedom.”

 

“It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.”