The Measure of a Man

by Martin Luther King Jr.

There are three dimensions of any complete life to which we can fitly

give the words of this text: length, breadth, and height. The length of life as we shall think of it here is not its duration or its longevity, but it is the push of a life forward to achieve its personal ends and ambitions. It is the inward

concern for one’s own welfare. The breadth of life is the outward concern for the welfare of others. The height of life is the upward reach for God. These are the three dimensions of life, and without the three being cor...

I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.