Quotes of Howard Thurman - somelinesforyou

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

- Howard Thurman

“ Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ 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. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- Howard Thurman

“ The years, the months, the days, and the hours have flown by my open window. Here and there an incident, a towering moment, a naked memory, an etched countenance, a whisper in the dark, a golden glow these and much more are the woven fabric of the time I have lived. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ I will light candles this Christmas Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage where fear is every present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens. Candles of love to inspire all my living, Candles that will burn all the year long… ”

- 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

“ When the song of the angel is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flock,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost — To heal the broken — To feed the hungry — To release the prisoner — To rebuild the nations — To bring peace among brothers and sisters — To make music in the heart. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- Howard Thurman

“ I will light candles this Christmas Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage where fear is every present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens. Candles of love to inspire all my living, Candles that will burn all the year long… ”

- Howard Thurman

“ Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ He who fears is literally delivered to destruction. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- Howard Thurman

“ Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ He who fears is literally delivered to destruction. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- 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

“ I will light candles this Christmas Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage where fear is every present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens. Candles of love to inspire all my living, Candles that will burn all the year long… ”

- Howard Thurman

“ The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- Howard Thurman

“ He who fears is literally delivered to destruction. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live. ”

- Howard Thurman

“ He who fears is literally delivered to destruction. ”

- Howard Thurman

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

- Howard Thurman

“ The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place. ”

- Howard Thurman
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