Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

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. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

The reason why I love people, and writing about them, is because they don't always respond with hate and anger. If they did I wouldn't have a story to tell. Who wants to know about someone who was brutalised and became brutal? I'm interested in the exceptions.

He refused to let hate make him hate.

I saw that we're all doing the best we can. This is how a lifetime of humility begins.

Sometimes I wonder if we don't see Christ's love as much in the people he tolerated as in the pain he endured.

Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so that you yourself do not fall into the temptation in which they abide... Do not be angry at anyone and do not hate anyone, neither for their faith, nor for their shameful deeds... Do not foster hatred for the sinner, for we are all guilty... Hate his sins, and pray for him, so that you may be made like unto Christ, who had no dislike for sinners, but prayed for them.

People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?

You meet people who are in pain in life and love and you forgive them for behaving the way they do.

All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here

Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.

Love and hope can conquer hate.

Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.

If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'

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

It is right to hate sin, but not to hate the sinner.

You can't expect everyone to love you. I'm not someone who just wants to throw out hate, just because.

I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.

I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.

I think there's good in everybody.

Living without hate for people is almost impossible.

People need to have compassion for others.

When I'm speaking of love, when I'm speaking of reversing hate, I'm speaking not only of reconciliation - even I don't use that word - I use another word in Spanish, that's called 'reencuentro' - it's not reconciliation.