Frederick Douglass quotes

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

· Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
 

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

· It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

· I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.