quotes by Martin Luther King

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

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.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don''t have to have a college degree to serve. You don''t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love
can do that.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.