Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
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 past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living
The purpose of education is not to make a machine, but to make the human being
The best of men is the person who is most beneficial to others.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights
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