There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness
Lightning makes no sound until it strike
We are not makers of history, We are made by history
Compared to the pleasure given by granting pardon, the pleasure given by exacting revenge is very faint indeed.
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all
I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others
The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living
In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet
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