揭穿那些僞語錄 6句甘地從未說過的箴言
We love quotes from famous dead people. Words just sound more important when they’re coming from the mouths of important historical figures. And when we need that extra dash of moral authority, Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most quotable. But as Gandhi once said, “Half my quotes on Pinterest are fake。”
我們都愛引用已故名人所說過的話。歷史名人嘴裏說出來的話聽起來更有分量。當我們需要多一些道德上的權威，聖雄甘地是被引用最多的一個。但正如甘地本人所說，“Pinterest(以圖片展示和分享而聞名的社交媒體網站)上有一半引用我說的話都是假的。”
Below we have seven quotes that you may have seen attributed to Gandhi on social media recently. But they’re all fake。
以下是最近你能在社交媒體上看到宣稱是來自甘地的7個名言(其實不然)。
1. Be the change you wish to see in the world。
要想改變世界，就先改變自己。
This is perhaps the most famous fake Gandhi quote on the internet. But there’s no evidence he actually said those exact words. The New York Times pointed out in 2011 that the quote is conveniently short enough to fit on a bumper sticker, but it’s merely paraphrasing something Gandhi actually said。
這或許是網絡上最爲人所知的甘地的僞名言。而事實上並沒有證據表明甘地確實說了這句話。《紐約時報》曾在2011年時指出，這句引言簡短精煉剛好能貼在汽車保險槓的貼紙上，但這僅是轉述甘地曾經說過的話。
2. An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind。
以眼還眼只會讓整個世界變得盲目。
According to the Yale Book of Quotations:
根據《耶魯大學名言手冊》：
“‘An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind’ is frequently attributed to M. K. Gandhi. The Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence states that the Gandhi family believes it is an authentic Gandhi quotation, but no example of its use by the Indian leader has ever been discovered。”
“‘以眼還眼只會讓整個世界變得盲目。’這句話經常會被認爲是聖雄甘地的名言。甘地非暴力研究所稱，甘地的家人認爲這句話確實爲甘地所說，但目前我們並沒有找到任何這名印度領導人說過這句話的例證。”
3. Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever。
珍惜生命吧，就像明天你就要死去一樣；學習吧，就好像你可以永遠活下去一樣。
Versions of this quote show up in print as early as 1867, where it is more commonly repeated as “Study as if you were to die tomorrow.。。” rather than “live。” Gandhi was born in 1869, making it impossible that this quote originated with him。
這句引言早在1867年就已出版，一開始通常是說“學習吧，就像你明天就要死去一樣…”而不是“珍惜生命吧。” 甘地出生於1869年，所以說這句話不可能是他說的。
4. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win。
一開始他們無視你，接着嘲笑你，進而打擊你，但最終你勝利了。
No, Gandhi never said this one either. This quote actually appears to come from an American labor organizer named Nicholas Klein who was making a speech at a convention in 1918:
不，甘地也沒有說過這句話。這句話事實上似乎是一位名叫尼古拉斯·克萊的美國勞動組織者在1918年的一次會議演講上說的。
“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you。”
“一開始他們無視你，接着譏諷你，進而攻擊你想燒燬你。但這樣一來他們爲你建立了豐碑。”
5. I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ。
我愛耶穌，但我不喜歡基督徒。你們基督徒跟耶穌相比差太遠了。
This quote has actually become popular in some Christian circles to implore followers that they should “be like Jesus。” But there’s no evidence that Gandhi ever said this。
這句話在基督交友圈子十分流行，常被用於鼓勵追隨者們“像耶穌那樣行事”。但並沒有證據證明甘地曾說過這句話。
A similar quote appears to be from an Indian philosopher named Bara Dada. The full quote from Dada appears to be from the mid-1920s: “Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him。”
印度哲學家巴拉·達達曾說過類似的一句話。1920年代中期左右，達達曾這樣說過：“耶穌是理想和完美的，但基督徒們，你們不像他。”
6. Interviewer: “What do you think of Western Civilization?” Gandhi: “I think it would be a good idea。”
採訪者：“你是如何看待西方文明的？” 甘地：“我認爲這主意不錯。”
This is another incredibly famous quote that has been linked to Gandhi for decades。
這又是另一句幾十年來被認爲是甘地說過的話。
The first known mention of this quote is in a CBS documentary from 1967, nearly 20 years after Gandhi’s death。
一開始提到這句話的是1967年CBS(美國哥倫比亞廣播公司)的紀錄片，幾乎是在甘地逝世20年後了。
