Can any man be courageous who has the fear of death in him?

The gods are not magicians who transform themselves; neither do they deceive mankind in any way.

And we must beg Homer and the other poets not to be angry if we strike out these and similar passages, not because they are unpoetical, or unattractive to the …

God is not the author of all things, but of good only.

I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.

So he died, because for a split second he got brave. But not then. He died much later, after the split second of bravery had faded into long hours of wretched …

I remember we adjourned for lunch and a friendly Afrikaner warder asked me the question, 'Mandela, what do you think is going to happen to you in this case?' I…