南非第一个民选总统、诺贝尔和平奖得主纳尔逊.曼德拉于 2013 年12月5日去世,享年九十五岁。曼德拉因对抗南非种族隔离制度坐了廿七年牢,1990 年获释,并在四年后当上总统。一任任期后便即卸任,这样的举动在非洲政界非常少见。
这位广受国际爱戴的领袖对文字的使用令人印象深刻。他最著名的一段话是他 1964 年瑞佛尼亚审判中在法庭所作的辩护陈词。他说:
我对抗白人统治,我也对抗黑人统治。我珍视民主自由社会,所有人能和谐共处,拥有均等的机会。我为此理想而生,也希望有朝一日能达成这个理想。但如果有必要,我也准备好为这理想而死。
除了瑞佛尼亚审判陈词外,曼德拉一生留下许多充满智慧的语录。他虽然过世了,但透过推特网友们的分享,他的名言依然在世上流传。
关于评价:
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”- Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Kate Gonzales∞♥ (@ReeeyPJr) December 6, 2013
“不要用我的成功来评价我,用我跌倒又爬起来的次数来评价我。”- 纳尔逊.曼德拉 #RIPNelsonMandela
— Kate Gonzales∞♥ (@ReeeyPJr) 2013 年十二月六日
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” – Nelson Mandela
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) December 6, 2013
“我不是圣人,除非你认为圣人是不断努力向善的罪人。”– 纳尔逊.曼德拉
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) 2013 年十二月六日
关于仇恨:
“Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate.” — Nelson Mandela http://t.co/lUjOnHI7Jh
— Simon Jones (@mrjonesinsf) December 6, 2013
“仇恨使头脑不清,使计划受阻。领袖没有仇恨的空间。”— 纳尔逊.曼德拉 http://t.co/lUjOnHI7Jh
— Simon Jones (@mrjonesinsf) 2013 年十二月六日
“If they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” #NelsonMandela
— John Roberts (@JohnRobertsFun) December 6, 2013
“如果人们学会恨,那他肯定也能学会爱,爱对人心来说比恨更自然。”#NelsonMandela
— John Roberts (@JohnRobertsFun) 2013 年十二月六日
No one is born hating… _Nelson Mandela pic.twitter.com/nzs8zxNKrw
— Joseph Attieh (@AttiehJoseph) December 6, 2013
没有人是生下来就会恨的…… 纳尔逊.曼德拉 pic.twitter.com/nzs8zxNKrw
— Joseph Attieh (@AttiehJoseph) 2013 年十二月六日
关于原谅:
“Courageous people do not fear forgiving for the sake of peace.”#NelsonMandelaquotes
— ♠I_am_tobi☺™ (@AsvpNast) December 5, 2013
“勇敢的人不怕为了和平而原谅他人。”#NelsonMandelaquotes
— ♠I_am_tobi☺™ (@AsvpNast) 2013 年十二月五日
“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Sagittarius Queen (@Phin_Dee) July 18, 2012
“在这个世上宽恕比报复能成就更多事。”#NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Sagittarius Queen (@Phin_Dee) 2012 年七月十八日
关于体育:
“Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” #RIPNelsonMandela http://t.co/6TFhK8H6jb pic.twitter.com/ymmPVXCbDo
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) December 6, 2013
“体育活动可以在充满绝望之处唤醒希望。”#RIPNelsonMandela http://t.co/6TFhK8H6jb pic.twitter.com/ymmPVXCbDo
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) 2013 年十二月六日
关于领导:
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” ― #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/4woa35MpEB
— Move! magazine SA (@MoveMag) December 6, 2013
“从背后领导 ── 让别人相信他们走在前面。” ― #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/4woa35MpEB
— Move! magazine SA (@MoveMag) 2013 年十二月六日
关于种族歧视:
“I detest racialism because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Gabriel Le Roux (@gabrielpleroux) December 6, 2013
“我憎恶种族歧视因为我认为那很野蛮,不论是来自黑人或白人。”#NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Gabriel Le Roux (@gabrielpleroux) 2013 年十二月六日
关于决心:
‘it always seem impossible until it's done.’ #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/mSKP0LBrRX
— melike futtu (@bilendikcebilen) December 6, 2013
“事情完成之前看起来总像不可能。”#NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/mSKP0LBrRX
— melike futtu (@bilendikcebilen) 2013 年十二月六日
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk To Freedom, 1994
— JHB STUDENTS (@JHBSTUDENTS) December 6, 2013
勇敢的人不是不会感到恐惧的人,而是战胜恐惧的人。- 纳尔逊.曼德拉,《漫漫自由路》,1994
— JHB STUDENTS (@JHBSTUDENTS) 2013 年十二月六日
“Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth, even when things seem dark and grim.”-Nelson Mandela 1969 #RIP
— ANC_LECTURES (@ANC_LECTURES) December 6, 2013
“荣耀属于那些在黑暗与恐怖中依然不背弃真相的人。”─ 纳尔逊.曼德拉,1969 #RIP
— ANC_LECTURES (@ANC_LECTURES) 2013 年十二月六日
关于自由:
“For to be free is not to merely cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. “#RIPMandela
— Angisiwe Mafumana (@Angi_M_) December 6, 2013
“自由不只是抛掉身上的锁链,而是以一种尊重和增进他人自由的方式生活。”#RIPMandela
— Angisiwe Mafumana (@Angi_M_) 2013 年十二月六日
关于教育:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~Nelson Mandela RIP.
— Chris (@Valandir) December 6, 2013
“教育是改变世界最强大的武器。”~ 纳尔逊.曼德拉 RIP
— Chris (@Valandir) 2013 年十二月六日
关于监狱:
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” ― #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) December 6, 2013
“据说没进过一个国家的监狱就不能真正了解这个国家。”― #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) 2013 年十二月六日
关于责任:
“When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people & his country, he can rest in peace” ~ Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Melv73™ (@Melv73) December 6, 2013
“当一个人尽了对国家和人民的责任,便可以安息了。”~ 纳尔逊.曼德拉 #RIPNelsonMandela
— Melv73™ (@Melv73) 2013 年十二月六日