1993年諾貝爾和平獎的得主，被譽為『人權、尊嚴與自由鬥士』的南非前總統曼德拉於12月5日辭世。在緬懷曼德拉的同一時間，讓我們一起回顧他的12句勵志名言:

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires

自由之路從不是件容易的事，我們必須一再經歷死亡的蔭暗幽谷，才能抵達心之所向的巔峰。

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

如果你用語言與人溝通，那可以使他理解。如果你透過他的方式與他溝通，那可以感動他。

Education is the powerful weapon which you can use to change the word.

教育是最有力的武器，你可以用它改變世界。

It always seems impossible until its done.

直到完成前，萬事看起來都是不可能的。

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

你無法在小志向裡找到熱誠, 這會導致你無法在有限的生命中抵達你人生的巔峰。

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

讓自由來統治一切。太陽永遠不會停止照耀所以人類的成就才如此的輝煌。

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

如果你想要與敵人和平共處，你必須要跟你的敵人一起合作，讓敵人成為夥伴。

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

當慶祝勝利與美好事物的時候，我們在背後支持。當有危險的時候我們要站在最前線，如此人們才會欣賞你的領導力。

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

金錢不能創造成功， 但自由可以。

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

我們必須明智的善用時間，並且永遠都要能體會，隨時都是做正確的事情的時機.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

一個好的頭腦和一個健康的心靈始終是一個強大的組合

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

登上最高峰後，你會發現還有更多的山峰要去翻越。

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