Martin Luther King, Jr.
(16 quotes)
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Don't let you pull down
Let no man pull you so low
as to hate him.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Move forward!
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Tuesday Jun 1, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The first step
Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the
whole staircase,
just take the first step.
Friday May 14, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Looking for happiness
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.: What do you prefer; Love or hate?
I have decided to stick with love.
Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr.: How to drive out hate
Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.
Friday May 15, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Forgiveness
Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act.
It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship.
Forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning.
Wednesday Aug 1, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Education
Education without morals is like a ship without a compass, merely wandering nowhere.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A productive and happy life
A productive and happy life
is not something you find;
it is something you make.
Monday Oct 9, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Good and evil in us
There is some good in the worst of us
and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
Tuesday May 9, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Every man must decide
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Monday Apr 10, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Everybody can be great
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Judging people
I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Love
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Darkness and stars
Only in the darkness can you see the stars.
Monday Jan 1, 1900
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Life's most persistent and urgent question
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'