Benjamin Mays

Benjamin Elijah Mays was a Baptist minister, educator, civil rights activist, and president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He was an important figure in the civil rights movement in the United States and was a mentor to leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

Literarily, Mays was known for his powerful and inspirational speeches. One of the most famous quotes attributed to Benjamin Mays is: "The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach." ("The tragedy of life is not in not reaching the goal. The tragedy is in having no goal at all.").