Born in Atlanta, on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. became known for being an activist who defended equal rights, especially between whites and blacks.
King’s struggle, despite being started due to the segregationist policy in the state of Atlanta, played a key role in the fight against racial inequality worldwide.
The head of the famous speech called “I have a Dream” and winner of the Nobel Peace in 1966 for the fight against racial inequality through nonviolence, left several inspiring quotes and capable of generating major reflections on important topics for society. Check out some of them:
Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr. to inspire you today
What worries me is not the cry of the wicked, but the silence of the good.
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would be left in pieces, I would still plan my apple tree.
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
climb the first step with faith. It is not necessary for you to see the entire stairs. Just take the first step.
If you can’t fly, run. If you can not run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but continue on anyway.
The true measure of a man is not in the way he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience, but how he remains in times of controversy and challenge.
If a man has not discovered anything for which he would die, he is not ready to live.
We learned to fly like birds and swim like fish, but we do not learn to live as brothers.
Almost always creative and dedicated minorities make the world better.
I have a dream. The dream of seeing my children judged for your personality, not by the color of your skin.
I had many things I kept in my hands, and lost them. But everything I kept in the hands of God, I still have.
Violence creates more social problems than those who solve.
Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.
Tumult is the language of those that no one understands.
If someone sweeps the streets to live, he should sweep them as Michelangelo painted, as Beethoven Compinha, as Shakespeare wrote.
Who accepts evil without protesting, cooperates with him.
We will face physical strength with our moral strength.
either we all live together as brothers, or we all die together as idiots.
Do not allow any man to make him go down so low to the point of feeling hatred.
injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Know that your destiny is outlined by your own thoughts, not by some force that comes from outside.
One of the important things of non-violence is that one does not seek to destroy the person, but transform it.
Darkness cannot expel the darkness, only the light can do it. Hate cannot expel hatred, only love can do that.
If I can help someone to follow forward, cheer someone with a song, show the right way, fulfill my duty as a Christian, which is to disclose the message Christ left, so my life was not in vain. P>
Even the nightless nights can announce the dawn of a great achievement.
little is necessary to completely transform a life: love in the heart and smile on the lips.
There is nothing more tragic in this world than knowing what is right and not doing it. How about changing the world starting with ourselves?
You must make your thinking higher, more beautiful and more prosperous.
It is always the right time to do what is right.
What directly affects a person, affects everyone indirectly.
Forgiveness is a catalyst who creates the necessary ambience for a new match, for a restart.
It is better to try and fail, than worry and see life pass. It is better to try, albeit in vain, than to sit and do nothing until the end. I prefer to walk in the rain than hide at home on cold days. I prefer to be happy, though crazy, than live in compliance.
To have enemies you don’t have to declare wars, just say what you think.
Intelligence and character is the goal of true education.
If you can’t fly, run. If you can not run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but continue on anyway.
After reading such inspiring citations by activist Martin Luther King, nothing better than checking out our selection of quotes from Bob Marley and continuing to reflect on life.