“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”

A right delayed is a right denied.

A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.

What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.

A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies.

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.

Free your heart from hatred – forgive. Free your mind from worries – most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.

I was thought to be ‘stuck up.’ I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.

Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.

I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.