the heaviest anguish often precedes a return tide of joy and courage.

...the heart has no tears to give,--it drops only blood, bleeding itself away in silence.

The Negro is an exotic of the most gorgeous and superb countries of the world, and he has deep in his heart a passion for all that is splendid, rich and fanciful.

General rules will bear hard on particular cases.

In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.

Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.

Praise is sunshine; it warms, it inspires, it promotes growth; blame and rebuke are rain and hail; they beat down and bedraggle, even though they may at times be necessary.