My whole life has largely been one of surprises.

No white American ever thinks that any other race is wholly civilized until he wears the white man’s clothes, eats the white man’s food, speaks the white man’s language, and professes the white man’s religion.

In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who has risen by overcoming obstacles, by removing difficulties, by resolving that when he met discouragement he would not give up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

We must reinforce argument with results.