More Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it.
Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?
If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
It is always the right time to do the right thing.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl, but keep moving forward!
