“A No uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a Yes merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, Statesman
「为了最深的信念而说出的『不』,比为了讨好别人甚至躲避麻烦,而说出的『是』更好更佳。」– 甘地 (政治家)
utter (v.) 说出,发声。例:He did not utter a word in the meeting. (他在会议过程中不发一语。)。conviction (n.) 很强的信念或想法。例:She has a strong conviction that education is the way out of poor. (她深信教育能让人脱离贫穷。)。what is worse 是「更差的情况」。
甘地 (1869-1948) 毕业于英国伦敦大学,回国后带领印度人民以非暴力、不合作的抗议方式,脱离英国的殖民统治并赢得独立,他的行为鼓舞了世界各地的人权及自由运动。