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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes about Forgiveness

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There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Worst Enemy, Evil
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2015). “The Radical King”, p.39, Beacon Press

If we do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will be a blind and toothless nation.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Eye, Teeth

Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship. Forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, New Beginnings, Mean
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.65, Beacon Press

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Wisdom, Evil

In spite of the fact that the law of revenge solves no social problems, men continue to follow its disastrous leading. History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self-defeating path.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Revenge, Anger
Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love, Forgiveness, Wise
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.64, Beacon Press

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth,to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Attitude, Moving

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