I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
In plain words
Good friends think for themselves and show you angles you missed.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From his unpublished autobiographical manuscript, written 1975 on Robben Island; cited via the Nelson Mandela Foundation's authorised quotations archive.
- 1975
More from Nelson Mandela
See allIt is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
Nelson MandelaEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.Nelson MandelaI learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.Nelson MandelaEveryone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.Nelson MandelaA good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.Nelson Mandela
Nelson MandelaEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.Nelson MandelaI learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.Nelson MandelaEveryone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.Nelson MandelaA good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.Nelson MandelaMore on friendship
It takes a village to raise a child.African proverbThe typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one.'
C.S. LewisMy friends are my 'estate.' Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.
Emily DickinsonWithout friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
AristotleThe only way to have a friend is to be one.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIs it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
Confucius
C.S. LewisMy friends are my 'estate.' Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.Emily DickinsonWithout friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.AristotleThe only way to have a friend is to be one.Ralph Waldo EmersonIs it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?Confucius