Gandhi rejects the Adam Smith notion of human nature as motivated by self-interest and brute needs and returns us to our spiritual dimension with its impulses for nonviolence, justice and equality. He exposes the fallacy of the claim that everyone can be rich and successful provided they work hard. He points to the millions who work themselves to the bone and still remain hungry.

There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.

That was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations.

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.