I refuse to accept the idea that the “isness” of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the “oughtness” that forever confronts him.
- Topic: Self
More Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.
More on Self
All limitations are self-imposed.
Benevolence is man’s mind, and righteousness is man’s path.
A friend is as it were a second self.
The true worth is not to be found in man himself, but in the colors and texture that come alive in others.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.
He who has so little knowledge of human natures as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.
