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Lord of the springtime, Father of flower, field and fruit, smile on us in these earnest days when the work is heavy and the toil wearisome; lift up our hearts, O God, to the things worthwhile-sunshine and night, the dripping rain, the song of the birds, books and music, and the voices of our friends. Lift up our hearts to these this night and grant us Thy peace. Amen.
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More Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois
In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no 'two evils' exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.
The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.
Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter: it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong.
One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.
The chief problem in any community cursed with crime is not the punishment of the criminals, but the preventing of the young from being trained to crime.
The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.
There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even peace.
