7 Powerful and Uplifting Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.

Valentina Solci
2 min readJan 18, 2021

Remembering MLK via some of his iconic quotes

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”

“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.”

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

“Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.”

“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”

“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.”

Source:

https://www.keepinspiring.me/martin-luther-king-jr-quotes/

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Valentina Solci

Multilingual traveler, yogi, freelance journalist, life lover. Graduate student. Let’s keep in touch: https://www.valentinasolci.com/ | IG: valentinasolci