“When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.”
Author details
Related authors
Other Nelson Mandela Quotes
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Nelson Mandela 
61% of people like this quote
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
Nelson Mandela
60% of people like this quote
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.
Nelson Mandela
58% of people like this quote
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Nelson Mandela
58% of people like this quote
I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.
Nelson Mandela
56% of people like this quote