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 ThurmanRead
Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Community thrives when it welcomes new members and ideas.
This quote by Howard Thurman emphasizes that a community cannot sustain itself solely by relying on its existing members. For a community to truly flourish, it must embrace and integrate new individuals and their perspectives, which enrich and expand its diversity and strength.
Themes
CommunityDiversityGrowthInclusionCollaboration
In practice
Example use cases
At a community meeting, one might say this quote to highlight the importance of new ideas.
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