Benjamin E. Mays National Memorial
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WORDS OF WISDOM
"I
am disturbed, I am uneasy about men because we have no
guarantee that when we train a man's mind, we will train his heart;
no guarantee that when we increase a man's knowledge, we will increase
his goodness. There is no necessary correlation between knowledge and
goodness."
"There is an air of expectancy at Morehouse College. It is expected
that the student who enters here will do well. It is
also expected that once a man bears the insignia of a
Morehouse Graduate, he will do exceptionally well. We expect nothing
less....May you perform so well that when a man is needed for an important
job in your field, your work will be so impressive that the committee
of selection will be compelled to examine your credentials. May you
forever stand for something noble and high. Let no man dismiss you with
a wave of the hand or a shrug of the shoulder."
"It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn't lie
in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having
no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams
unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster
to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no
ideal to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it
is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim
is sin."
" It will not be sufficient for Morehouse College, for any college, for that matter, to produce clever graduates, men fluent in speech and able to argue their way through; but rather honest men, men who can be trusted in public and private - who are sensitive to the wrongs, the sufferings, and the injustices of society and who are willing to accept responsibility for correcting the ills."
