“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
― Nelson Mandela Work cited:
Mandela, N.R. (1994). Long Walk to Freedom. London: Abacus.
Context: Madiba in his book "A long walk to freedom" talks about education being the a great engine for change in ones circumstances.
Full quote: “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine; that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another”.