Martin Luther Quotes

You can kill the dreamer, but you can't kill the dream.

No other God have I but thee, born in a manger, died on a tree.

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.

Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

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.

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity

Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God.

Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.

Don't let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine, messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world.

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.

Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.

A riot is the language of the unheard.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.

Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

The will of man without the grace of God is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of evil since it cannot turn itself to good.

This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.

God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

In his life Christ is an example showing us how to live in his death he is a sacrifice satisfying our sins in his resurrection a conqueror in his ascension a king in his intercession a high priest.

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.

Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.

If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.

I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind.

We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason.

If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.

Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better

For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need

The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.

None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.