Inspirational

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”

– Often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.

What does it mean?

You don't need to know every part of the plan before you begin. Trust is starting anyway and finding the way as you go.

Key vocabulary

staircase
a set of stairs inside a building

Who said it?

Martin Luther King Jr.: American civil rights leader (1929–1968).

These exact words are widely credited to Martin Luther King Jr., but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.

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