Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, - this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society

There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise

The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia the shadowy and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.

Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.

There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.