Darkness cannot drive out Darkness; only light can do that.

Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out Darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Poem by Deepa Bhatia on the above quote

Darkness cannot drive out Darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Curse cannot drive out curse; only bless can do that.

Enemy cannot drive out enemy; only friendship can do that.

War cannot drive out war; only peace can do that.

Weakness cannot drive out weakness; only being strong can do that.

Stupidity cannot drive out stupidity; only cleverness can do that.

Cowardice cannot drive out cowardice; only courage can do that.

Ignorance cannot drive out ignorance; only knowledge can do that.

Foolish cannot drive out foolish; only wise can do that.

Complexity cannot drive out complexity; only simplicity can do that.

Wrong cannot drive out wrong; only right can do that.

Questions cannot drive out questions; only answers can do that.

Fake cannot drive out fake; only real can do that.

Cruelty cannot drive out cruelty; only kindness can do that.

Bad cannot drive out bad; only good can do that.

Sadness cannot drive out sadness; only happiness can do that.

Bitterness cannot drive out bitterness; only sweetness can do that.

Rude cannot drive out rude; only courtesy can do that.

Despair cannot drive out despair; only hope can do that.

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