Had (I) been a member of a more popular race, I should have been inclined to yield to the temptation of depending upon my ancestry and my colour to do that for me which I should do for myself. Years ago I resolved that because I had no ancestry myself I would leave a record of which my children would be proud, and which might encourage them to still higher effort

Character is power.

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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

Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.

Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.