The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

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.

The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that he ought to build, or perhaps could build.

Each one should remember there is a chance for him.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.