Howard Thurman quotes

FROM JESUS AND THE DISINHERITED

"Hatred cannot be controlled once it is set in motion" (87)

"A man who lies habitually becomes a lie, and it is increasingly difficult to know when he is lying and when he is not. (65)

Anyone who permits another to determine the quality of his inner life gives into the hands of the other the keys to his destiny (28)



FROM ONLINE

"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.
Howard Thurman

Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.
Howard Thurman

Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.
Howard Thurman