It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges

“I will permit no man to narrow & degrade my sould by making me hate him.”

“I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.”

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

The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities

To be one with God is to be like God. Our real religious striving then, should be to become one with God; sharing with Him in our poor humble way His qualities and attributes

A whining crying race may be pitied but seldom respected.

A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. 

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

He who lives outside the law is a slave. The free man is the man who lives within the law, whether that law be the physical or the divine

Cast down your bucket where you are. 

We must reinforce argument with results

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him

There is no escape — man drags man down, or man lifts man up.

Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color

Whatever happens to you, don’t fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can’t see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path…Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.

When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes – to love more, and be happy.

Stop, open up, surrender the beloved blind silence. Stay there until you see you’re looking at the light with infinite eyes.

A little while alone in your room will prove more valuable than anything else that could ever be given you.

The fault is in the one who blames. Spirit sees nothing to criticize.

Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart.