Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

In my contact with people, I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls – with the great outside world.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

I early learned that it is a hard matter to convert an individual by abusing him, and that this is more often accomplished by giving credit for all the praiseworthy actions performed than by calling attention alone to all the evil done.

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