There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained.

The chief problem in any community cursed with crime is not the punishment of the criminals, but the preventing of the young from being trained to crime.

The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.

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

No universal selfishness can bring social good to all.

Life has its pains and evils-its bitter disappointments; but like a good novel and in healthful length of days, there is infinite joy in seeing the World, the most interesting of continued stories, unfold.