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Howard Thurman
American
Educator
About the author
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,
American
Educator
#Commitment
#May
#Man
#Purpose
#Cause
#Yield
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,
American
Educator
#Community
#Brothers
During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.
Howard Thurman,
American
Educator
#War
#Patriotism
#Hatred
He who fears is literally delivered to destruction.
Howard Thurman,
American
Educator
#Destruction
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
Howard Thurman,
American
Educator
#Life
#Will
#Sound
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,
American
Educator
#Time
#Light
#Living
#Nature
#Twilight
A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope.
Howard Thurman,
American
Educator
#Hope
#Dream
#Possibility
At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live.
Howard Thurman,
American
Educator
#Life
#Determination