Melvin B. Tolson Professions : Poet Born : February 6, 1898 Died : August 29, 1966 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Melvin B. Tolson Out of abysses of Illiteracy, Through labyrinths of Lies, Across wastelands of Disease . . . We advance Out of dead-ends of Poverty, Through wilderness of Superstition, Across barricades of Jim Crowism . . . We advance. Melvin B. Tolson labyrinth deceit lying The question is -- Who will get to heaven first; the man who talks or the man who acts? Melvin B. Tolson men heaven firsts A civilization is always judged in its decline. Melvin B. Tolson judged decline civilization Old men dream dreams; young men see visions. Melvin B. Tolson vision dream men When the exceptional historian comes along, you have a poet. Melvin B. Tolson historian exceptional poet Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
