In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

Great men cultivate love...only little men cherish a spirit of hatred

No one can degrade us except ourselves.

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.

You must understand the troubles of that man farthest down before you can help him.

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.

A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.