Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes – Inspiring Words of Wisdom

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

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.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

The time is always right to do what is right.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes – Inspiring Words of Wisdom part 2

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

The time is always right to do what is right.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

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.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

The time is always right to do what is right.

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.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

The time is always right to do what is right.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

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.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.