Benjamin E. Mays

Quotes by Benjamin E. Mays

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Baptist minister · American

American Baptist minister

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“Not failure, but low aim is sin.”

“If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.”

“It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.”

“Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.”

“It is born in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching the goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.”

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“It is born in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching the goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.”
— Benjamin E. Mays
inspirational wisdom

“The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our...”
— Benjamin E. Mays
Life Tragedy Complacency

“Not failure, but low aim is sin.”
— Benjamin E. Mays
Aim Sin Low

“If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.”
— Benjamin E. Mays
False Hardly

“Many well-meaning intelligent people have argued since the May 17, 1954, decision of the United States Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the public schools that communication between the races...”
— Benjamin E. Mays
Decision People Broken

“Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.”
— Benjamin E. Mays
Communication Truth

“It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.”
— Benjamin E. Mays
Dream Die Calamity