One stop on the road to attaining a billion-dollar fortune is to seek advice at the feet of those who have already attained it. And while it might be difficult to get face time with some of Africa’s richest people, you can learn a lot from their words of wisdom.

在通往億萬財富的道路上有很多小站，其中之一就是從“過來人”那里尋求建議。要跟非洲最富有的人面對面交流，這樣的機會固然難得，但從他們的名言金句中，你也可以獲益良多。

In the spirit of self-motivation, here are 20 inspirational quotes from a few members of Forbes’ list of 50 Richest Africans.

本著自我激勵的目的，在此將福布斯2013非洲50富豪榜成員的20句勵志名言摘錄如下：

1. If you don’t have ambition, you shouldn’t be alive. – Aliko Dangote

1. 沒有抱負的人生不值得過下去。——阿里科·丹格特

2. People in Tanzania look at my wealth and think I must be sunbathing and playing golf all day. But I work really hard. I put in a hundred hours a week. It’s a never stopped game. You can never say I’ve worked hard enough now. – Mohammed Dewji

2. 坦桑尼亞人看到我的財富就會想，我肯定整天都在曬日光浴、打高爾夫。但我工作起來非常賣力，每周都要投入100小時在工作上。這是一場永無休止的游戲。你永遠都沒有機會說，現在我付出的努力已經足夠了。——穆罕默德·德沃基

3. As you start out in life, it is important that you know at least something about everything, but as you get older it is important that you know everything about something. – Johann Rupert

3. 初涉人世的時候，你有必要凡事都懂一點，但隨著年紀的增長，你得就需要至少對一件事了如指掌。——約翰·魯伯特

4. The harder you work, the luckier you get. – Mike Adenuga

4. 你越努力，運氣就越好。——邁克·阿登努加

5. In Life, you don’t get anywhere or do anything you hope to without some sort of sacrifice. – Stephen Saad

5. 在生活中，如果不作出犧牲，你就無法達到任何成就、實現任何期望。——斯蒂芬·薩阿德

6. I think there are a lot of people with family connections but who are actually nowhere. If you are hardworking and determined, you will make it and that’s the bottom line. I don’t believe in an easy way through. – Isabel Dos Santos

6. 我覺得，很多因家庭背景而人脈廣泛的人都一事無成。如果你付出不懈努力并擁有堅定決心，你就能成功，這是最關鍵的。我不相信其中存在任何捷徑。——伊莎貝爾·多斯桑托斯

7. One has to set high standards… I can never be happy with mediocre performance. – Patrice Motsepe

7. 目標一定要高。我永遠都不會滿足于庸的表現。——帕特里斯·莫特賽比

8. Money is not my objective. – Desmond Sacco

8. 錢不是我的目標。——德斯蒙德·薩科

9. I own quite a lot and I have worked very hard for it. – Sudhir Ruparelia

9. 我擁有一大筆財富，而這些都是我辛勤努力的結果。——蘇迪爾·魯帕拉里亞

10. In today’s world, paradoxically, it is the boldest action that is often the safest. Remaining where you are in a world that is changing so rapidly is in fact the most dangerous of all places to be in. – Hakeem Belo- Osagie

10. 說來矛盾，在當今世界上，最大膽的舉措往往都是最安全的。在這個瞬息萬變的世界中，留在原地其實就是留在了最危險的地方。——哈基姆·貝羅-奧薩吉

11. Failure is a good thing – Hakeem Belo-Osagie

11. 失敗是件好事。——哈基姆·貝羅-奧薩吉

12. It’s essential to draw up a “things to do” list on a daily basis and set priorities in executing them, making sure that any unfinished task get posted to the next day’s list. – Folorunsho Alakija

12. 關鍵是要堅持每天都列出一個“待辦事項”清單，并且排出輕重緩急，確保任何未完成的任務都順延到第二天的清單。——佛羅倫索·阿拉基嘉

13. I grew up in poverty, but I always saw it as a challenge. The good thing is that you can surmount a challenge if you are willing to pay the price. The price is hard work. – Reginald Mengi

13. 我在貧苦中長大，但我一直都將其視為一種挑戰。好在，只要愿意付出代價，你就能戰勝困難。而這個代價就是努力工作。——雷吉納爾德·孟吉

14. Every morning when I wake up, I make up my mind to solve as many problems, before retiring home. – Aliko Dangote

14. 每天早上起來，我都下定決心，要在晚上回家前解決盡可能多的問題。——阿里科·丹格特

15. A vision on its own is not enough. Hard work & dedication is required to make that vision a reality – Strive Masiyiwa

15. 光有遠見是不夠的。你還需要努力地工作和全身心地投入來將這種遠見變成現實。——斯特拉夫·馬希依瓦

16. Today is the beginning of the Rest of your Life! You are the Pilot of your life! Lock in your destination; take off to it, from where you are! – Vimal Shah

16. 今天是你余下人生的起點!你是自己人生的舵手!鎖定目標，向前進發，就從你現在所處的地方開始!——維瑪爾·沙阿

17. In business you have to know when to retire, before someone knocks you out.” – Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar

17. 在生意中，你必須知道何時退休——不要等到別人把你踢出去。——勞里茨(勞里)·迪彭納

18. In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it – Aliko Dangote

18. 無論你做什么，都要盡力做到最好。——阿里科·丹格特

19. Whether you’re a farmer, builder or engineer, the opportunities are equal: Just add a little innovation – Strive Masiyiwa

19. 不管你是農民、建筑工人還是工程師，機會都是均等的：只要加入一點點創新就行。——斯特拉夫·馬希依瓦

20. EntrePneurship without skills limits your growth potential – Strive Masiyiwa

20. 沒有創業技巧而空有創業精神，這會阻礙你的增長潛力。——斯特拉夫·馬希依瓦

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