Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values—that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
Do not condemn the man that cannot think or act as fast as you can, because there was a time when you could not do things as well as you can today.Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.The time is always right to do what is right.
Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
We have flown the air like birds and swum the seas like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
God is not merely interested in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men. He is interested in the freedom of the whole human race.