The wisest among my race understand that agitations of social equality is the extremist folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.

Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.

A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

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

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