That old law about 'an eye ...

That old law about \'an eye for an eye\' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
 Martin Luther King Jr.

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream.
 Martin Luther King Jr.