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.

Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.

The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to.

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.

The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.

Character is power.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.