My experience with them, as well as with other events in my life, convince me that the thing to do, when one feels sure that he has said or done the … - Booker T. Washington

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.

"Education is not a thing apart from life — not a "system," nor a philosophy; it is direct teaching how to live and how to work."

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

Among a large class there seemed to be a dependence upon the Government for every conceivable thing. The members of this class had little ambition to create a position for themselves, but wanted the Federal officials to create one for them.