Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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And, in respect of Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday today, here are a few from him:

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.

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

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.