You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.
Josephine BakerRead
God dislikes evil, and no happiness can be built on hate. Love one another as brothers.
Interpretation
Happiness cannot be derived from hate; we should embrace love and brotherhood.
This quote emphasizes the idea that true happiness cannot flourish in an environment filled with hate or negativity. Instead, it advocates for love and unity among people, suggesting that we should treat each other like family, promoting the belief that love is the foundation of a fulfilled life.
In practice
During a community event promoting peace, this quote can be used to inspire attendees.
You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.
I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States, because of that terror of discrimination.
Friends, to me for years St. Louis represented a city of fear... humiliation... misery and terror... A city where in the eyes of the white man a Negro should know his place and had better stay in it.
I did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.
You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun.
I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.
He looked like the love thoughts of women.
He lacked tenderness; he was rude; and he had more than a streak of cruelty in him; he was a thief and a liar. He stood for everything she feared and hated and despised; but she knew she could love him... This was no choice made with the mind.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.
But anything worth doing is worth doing badly. Like being there by that summer ocean on the other side of the island while love was fading out of her, the stars burning so extravagantly those nights that anyone could tell you they would never last.
I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.
Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.
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