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Darkness Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... In fact, violence merely…
- Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
- Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars...
- I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate,…
- The darkness of racial injustice will be dispelled only by the light of forgiving love. For more that three centuries American Negroes have been frustrated…
- As I like to say to the people in Montgomery: "The tension in this city is not between white people and Negro people. The tension…
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
- Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
- Only in the darkness can you see the stars.
- I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that,…
- The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it…
- But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr.
- The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with violence only multiplies voilence, adding deeper darkness to a night…
More Darkness Quotes
- Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think… — Kevin Bacon
- I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching… — Kevin Bacon
- You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light. — Edward Abbey
- It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does… — Saint Basil
- Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul. — Ezra Taft Benson
- No durable things are built on violent passion. Nature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have… — Annie Besant
- Education is the movement from darkness to light. — Allan Bloom
- Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom… — Emily Bronte
- I'll speak for myself, but there's a lot of humor to be found in sarcasm and darkness. You talk to any paramedic,… — Nicolas Cage
- Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. — Julia Cameron