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# Benjamin E Mays

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Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights movement. Mays taught and mentored many influential activists, including Martin Luther King Jr, Julian Bond, Maynard Jackson, and Donn C

##  Quotes by Benjamin E Mays

> [“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-e-mays-2/it-must-be-borne-in-mind-that-the-tragedy-of-life-doesn-t-lie-in-not/)

[Benjamin E Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-e-mays-2/)

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

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> [“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-e-mays-2/the-tragedy-in-life-doesn-t-lie-in-not-reaching-your-goal-the-tragedy/)

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[Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/)

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> [It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-e-mays-2/it-must-be-borne-in-mind-that-the-tragedy-of-life-does-not-lie-in-not/)

[Benjamin E Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-e-mays-2/)

[Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/)

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