Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.

A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.

Character is power.

There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.

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.

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.

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