十句话向曼德拉致敬

十句话向曼德拉致敬

“我已经演完了我的角色，现在只求默默无闻地生活。我想回到故乡的村寨，在童年时嬉戏玩耍的山坡上漫步。”——曼德拉对其退休后生活的期望。这位被誉为南非国父、反种族隔离斗士的南非前总统于2013年12月5日晚因病逝世，享年95岁。

这位黑人民主斗士历经27年牢狱生涯，却不减斗志，带领南非走向和平与自由。1993年他荣获诺贝尔和平奖;1994年当选南非首位黑人总统;每年7月18日曼德拉的生日为“曼德拉国际日”。他的离去，将代表一个时代的结局。今天，请记住这位伟人振奋人心、掷地有声的十句名言，向他致敬！

1.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 最大的荣耀不是永不跌倒，而是跌到后总能站起来。

2.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

在事情未完成之前，一切都看似不可能。

3.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. 教育是可以用来改变世界的最强有力的武器。

4.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. 登上高峰后，你会发现还有更多的山峰要翻越。

5.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

若想与敌和平共处，就要与敌并肩作战。敌亦将为友。

6.

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.

我懂得了，勇气不是没有恐惧，而是战胜恐惧。勇者不是感觉不到害怕的人，而是克服自身恐惧的人。

7.

A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest

ones.

评判一个国家不应看它如何对待地位最高的民众，而是看它如何对待穷人或一无所有的人。

8.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

没有人生来就因为皮肤颜色、出生地或宗教信仰去恨另一个人。恨需要学习，既然人们能够学会恨，那么同样可以教会他们爱。爱比恨更容易走进人类的内心。

9.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

如果你用一个人听得懂的语言与他交流，他会记在脑子里；如果你用他自己的语言与他交流，他会记在心里。

10.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

当我走出囚室迈向通往自由的大门时，我已明了：自己若不能把痛苦与怨恨留在身后，那么其实我仍在狱中。