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Howard Thurman was an American author, theologian, and civil rights activist. His works primarily explored issues of race relations, spiritual growth, and human unity. Born in 1899, he passed away on April 10, 1981.

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Famous Howard Thurman Quotes

“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.”

Ifs Life Inspirational Ends Inspiration Waiting Sound Awareness Listening Mindfulness Hearing Spending Guides Genuine Strings Pulling Through The Eyes Listen To Yourself Genuineness

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“Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive”

“Love has no awareness of merit or demerit; it has no scale... Love loves; this is its nature.”

Life Awareness Scales Merit Marriage Love

Book:A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public Life

Source: A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public Life

“At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live.”

Life Hard Life Is Determination Core Life Is Hard Hard Life Purposefulness

Book:Disciplines of the spirit

Source: Disciplines of the spirit

About the Author

Born: 1899
Died: April 10, 1981
Known for: Author
Quotes: 54

Books & Sources

Meditations of the HeartRelated source material

A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public LifeRelated source material

Howard Thurman: Essential WritingsRelated source material

Disciplines of the spiritRelated source material

Jesus and the DisinheritedRelated source material

With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard ThurmanRelated source material

The Mood of ChristmasRelated source material

Deep Is the HungerRelated source material

The Creative EncounterRelated source material

The Growing Edge 1Related source material

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