I desire to see the time when education, and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry shall become much more general than at present.

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us

Laughter can be used to sooth the mind and get rid of those awful thoughts.

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.

This is essentially a people's contest... whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men - to lift artificial weights from all shoulders - to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all - to afford all, an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of life.

You cannot fail unless you quit.

While I have often said that all men out to be free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be slaves who want to be; and next to them those white persons who argue in favor of making other people slaves. I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves.