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Howard Thurman quotes

American Educator November 18, 1900 – April 10, 1981

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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
There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and beautiful. Howard Thurman
And this is the strangest of all paradoxes of the human adventure; we live inside all experience, but we are permitted to bear witness only to the outside. Such is the riddle of life and the story of the passing of our days. Howard Thurman
What I have written is but a fleeting intimation of the outside of what one man sees and may tell about the path he walks. No one shares the secret of a life; no one enters into the heart of the mystery. Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman quote: "At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination..."
At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live. 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
Whatever may be the tensions and the stresses of a particular day, there is always lurking close at hand the trailing beauty of forgotten joy or unremembered peace. 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
Howard Thurman quote: "During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even..."
During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman quote: "A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged..."
A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope. 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
Howard Thurman quote: "He who fears is literally delivered to destruction."
He who fears is literally delivered to destruction. Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman quote: "Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities..."
Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them. Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman quote: "keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve."
keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve. Howard Thurman

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