Only the educated are free.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Never complain and never explain.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Know or listen to those who know.
Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior.