No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

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

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.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

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.