马丁‧路德‧金最常被引用的十大名言
今天是一月的第三个星期一,也是美国联邦法定假日“马丁‧路德‧金纪念日”
(Martin Luther King Day),纪念民权运动领袖马丁‧路德‧金牧师。
他的生日是1月15日。
金牧师是美国民权运动中主张非暴力抗议种族歧视的主要领袖,1968年遇刺身亡。他生前的许多至理名言,至今仍为人颂传。
在社群网络盛行的今天,推特网站特别整理引用金牧师名言的逾百万条推文,并列出前十条引用最多的名言。
1. 做对的事,任何时机都是好时机。
The time is always
right to do what is right.
2. 黑暗不能驱除黑暗,只有光明可以做到;
仇恨不能驱除仇恨,只有爱可以做到。
Darkness cannot
drive out darkness: only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive
out hate: only love can do that.
3. 任何地方的不公义都威胁其它地方的公义。
Injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice everywhere.
4. 当我们对重要的事选择沉默时,就是人生终结的开始。
Our lives begin to
end the day we become silent about things that matter.
5. 我决定坚守爱心,因为仇恨是无法承受的负担。
I have decided to
stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
6. 即使看不到长阶通向何方,信念是迈出的第一步。
Faith is taking
the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
7. 宽恕不是偶然为之的行为,而是不变的态度。
Forgiveness is not
an occasional act, it is a constant ATTITUDE!
8. 人生中最为持久、也最为迫切的问题是:“你为他人做了什么?”
Life’s most persistent and urgent question
is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
9. 世界上最危险的事是,真诚的无知以及勤奋的愚庸。
I have decided to
stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
10. 我们必须接受有限的失望,但绝不失去无限的希望。
We must accept
finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
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