Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.
         

The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.


Martin Luther King, Jr.
Check all other quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-soft-minded-man-always-fears-change-863560>.





Check out


Other quotes of Martin Luther King, Jr.


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.

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.



Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.



The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.



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

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




You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.



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 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.



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

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



A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.



It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many





Other quotes you may like



I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.



You couldnt erase everything that caused you pain with recollection.Every memory was valuable; even the bad ones

You couldnt erase everything that caused you pain with recollection.Every memory was valuable; even the bad ones



There are all kinds of stupid people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument.

There are all kinds of stupid people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument.



Do we really require so many gardening programmes, makeover programmes or celebrity chefs?

Do we really require so many gardening programmes, makeover programmes or celebrity chefs?



Don't be afraid of your own power.

Don't be afraid of your own power.



But it struck him that people are not really dead until they are felt to be dead. As long as there is some misunderstanding about them, they possess a sort of immortality.

But it struck him that people are not really dead until they are felt to be dead. As long as there is some misunderstanding about them, they possess a sort of immortality.



You'd learn more about the world by lying on the couch and drinking gin out of a bottle than by watching the news.

You'd learn more about the world by lying on the couch and drinking gin out of a bottle than by watching the news.



I say, when Mercury arrives, we just pretend we’re not here.” Lawe tipped back his whiskey and swallowed in a single drink. “Stay real quiet. Don’t make eye contact.” They all nodded.

I say, when Mercury arrives, we just pretend we’re not here.” Lawe tipped back his whiskey and swallowed in a single drink. “Stay real quiet. Don’t make eye contact.” They all nodded.



Journalists seem mostly interested in what brand of shoes I wear.

Journalists seem mostly interested in what brand of shoes I wear.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.". Author of this quote is Martin Luther King, Jr.. This quote is about status quo, feels, security, change, morbid, fear, pain,.