Let us keep before us the fact that, almost without exception, every race or nation that has ever got upon its feet has done so through struggle and trial and persecution; and that out of this very resistance to wrong, out of the struggle against odds, they have gained strength, self-confidence, and experience which they could not have gained in any other way.

There is a certain class of race problem-solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public.

My whole life has largely been one of surprises.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.

Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the individual has worth.

Too often the educational value of doing well what is done, however little, is overlooked. One thing well done prepares the mind to do the next thing better. Not how much, but how well, should be the motto. One problem thoroughly understood is of more value than a score poorly mastered.