MLK Quotes About Love

Martin Luther King Jr.’s quotes about love reflect a profound philosophy rooted in nonviolence and compassion.

His timeless words emphasize that love has the power to transcend hate and transform adversaries into friends.

From the iconic ‘I have decided to stick with love’ to insights on forgiveness and the redemptive force of love, MLK’s wisdom continues to inspire, reminding us that love is the cornerstone for building a just and harmonious society.

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

MLK Quotes About Love

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.”

“Love is the key to the solution of the problems of the world.”

“Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos.”

“Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“I have decided to stick to love… Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

“There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.”

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

“The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that they might have done you a greater one.”

“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”

“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood.”

“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”

“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”

“If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.”

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another.”

Please note that while these quotes are widely attributed to Martin Luther King Jr., the exact wording may vary in different sources.