Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.

There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

I find that if I pray for the people I'm most angry with, my anger turns into something more redemptive.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Well. Like I said, I dont want to fight anymore. I dont want us to hate each other. And ... well ... I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them. No matter how I fee about us ... I want you to be happy

Love is creative, understanding goodwill for all men. It is the refusal to defeat any individual. When you rise to the level of love, of its great beauty and power, you seek only to defeat evil systems. Individuals who happen to be caught up in that system, you love, but you seek to defeat the system.

My freedom from hatred - I would even claim for myself individually, my love - for those who consider themselves to be my enemies, does not make me blind to their faults.

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

I find that forgiving one's enemies is a most curious morbid pleasure; perhaps I should check it.

A satyagrahi loves his so-called enemy even as he loves his friend. He has no enemy.

By humility, out of an enemy He has made a friend, which is more than to have created a new earth.

Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? Until we learn how to forgive, that sort of thing is going to keep on happening." He pointed at the tall pillars of smoke rising to the north. "Hate is a sterile thing, Belgarion.

We know that peace is only possible when it is the fruit of justice. True peace is a profound transformation by means of the force of nonviolence that is the power of love.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.