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 Elijah Mays Quotes
Showing all quotesBirth: | 1st August, 1894 |
Death: | 28th March, 1984 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Educator |
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Benjamin Elijah Mays was a United States minister, educator, scholar, social activist and the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1967. Mays was also a significant mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and was among the most articulate and outspoken critics of segregation before the rise of the modern civil rights movement in the United States.
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