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
The purpose of education is not to make a machine, but to make the human being
To side with the oppressor is oppression on the oppressed
Aspire to inspire before we expire
I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry
Anything new is always considered the devil's tool
The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living
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