Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes From Martin Luther King, Jr. When we see social relationships controlled everywhere by the principles which Jesus illustrated in life -- trust, love, mercy, and altruism -- then we shall know that the kingdom of God is here. Martin Luther King, Jr. principles kingdoms jesus Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent. Martin Luther King, Jr. strength change inspirational Through our scientific and technological genius we've made of this world a neighborhood. And now through our moral and ethical commitment we must make of it a brotherhood. We must all learn to live together as brothers-or we will all perish together as fools. Martin Luther King, Jr. brother science commitment I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. Martin Luther King, Jr. breaking-silence revolution world Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr. justice-denied diminish justice There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. Martin Luther King, Jr. individual health life There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. [...] The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. [...] To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right. Martin Luther King, Jr. black-history giving-up people As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise. Martin Luther King, Jr. broken inspirational promise When the Negro finds the courage to be free, he faces dogs and guns and clubs and fire hoses totally unafraid, and the white men with those dogs, guns, clubs and fire hoses see that the Negro they have traditionally called "boy" has become a man. Martin Luther King, Jr. gun dog boys All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem. Martin Luther King, Jr. progress decision faces [E]very human life is a reflection of divinity, and... every act of injustice mars and defaces the image of God in man. Martin Luther King, Jr. mars reflection men A riot is the language of the unheard. Martin Luther King, Jr. race-riots kings inspirational But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always insisted that the cross we bear precedes the crown we wear. To be a Christian, one must take up his cross, with all of its difficulties and agonizing and tragedy-packed content, and carry it until that very cross leaves its marks upon us and redeems us to that more excellent way which comes only through suffering. Martin Luther King, Jr. crowns suffering bears Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. Martin Luther King, Jr. surrender expression love Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right? Martin Luther King, Jr. vanity morality asks Justice too long delayed is justice denied. Martin Luther King, Jr. direct-action justice long Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. Martin Luther King, Jr. jail use mean Life isn't worth living until you have found something worth dying for. Martin Luther King, Jr. dying found inspirational Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another. Martin Luther King, Jr. war peace commitment How hard it is for people to live without someone to look down upon-really to look down upon. It is not just that they feel cheated out of someone to hate. It is that they are compelled to look more closely into themselves and what they don't like about themselves. Martin Luther King, Jr. hate people looks
