Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Mary McLeod Bethune Quotes: Invest in the human soul. Who knows it might be a diamond in the rough.
         

Invest in the human soul. Who knows it might be a diamond in the rough.


Mary McLeod Bethune
Check all other quotes by Mary McLeod Bethune

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Invest in the human soul. Who knows it might be a diamond in the rough.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Mary McLeod Bethune Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Invest-in-the-human-soul-Who-knows-267490>.




Check out


Other quotes of Mary McLeod Bethune


Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.



A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.



If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.



We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.



I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.



Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.



Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.



We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.



Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.

Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.



Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.





Other quotes you may like


The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir.

The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir.




I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.



Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.



Prevention is a very important part of solving the problem of cancer.

Prevention is a very important part of solving the problem of cancer.



A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something in return.

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something in return.



A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.

A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.



What makes a church great in the eyes of God? Participation, proclamation, preservation, and propagation. Every church ought to exhibit all four.

What makes a church great in the eyes of God? Participation, proclamation, preservation, and propagation. Every church ought to exhibit all four.



Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.



The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.

The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Invest in the human soul. Who knows it might be a diamond in the rough.". Author of this quote is Mary McLeod Bethune. .