“The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.”

A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.

Some know the value of education by having it. I knew its value by not having it.

Our destiny is largely in our hands.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways.

The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.

Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

Man’s greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.

You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.

Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere.

A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.

You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts.

You’re allowed to disagree. You’re allowed to live differently. You’re allowed to struggle publicly, but I’m also allowed to NOT struggle publicly.

Allowing people to have space for self-growth is a powerful form of love. 

You’re allowed to disagree. You’re allowed to live differently. You’re allowed to struggle publicly, but I’m also allowed to NOT struggle publicly.

I never allow myself to be pressured.

Allow yourself to make mistakes. Embrace being a work in progress.

Allow yourself to transform as many times as you need to be truly free

Letting go is one of the most valuable lessons when it comes to allowing the great to show up.