That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. LANGSTON HUGHES BlackEyesHideJustice
Blues had the pulse beat of the people who keep on going. LANGSTON HUGHES Hard TimeInspirationalMotivationalPeopleTime
The past has been a mint Of blood and sorrow. That must not be True of tomorrow. LANGSTON HUGHES BloodPastSorrowTomorrowTrue
I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me. LANGSTON HUGHES DemocracyGodGovernmentSee
Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying. LANGSTON HUGHES BeautifulDeathEscapeHappiness
It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been. LANGSTON HUGHES CountryCountry PeopleGoodnessPeopleRace
Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life. LANGSTON HUGHES DrinkEatLearningLifeReadingSleepUnderstandWork
