“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
— Benjamin Banneker
“Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.”
— Benjamin Banneker
“The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.”
— Benjamin Banneker
“Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.”
— Benjamin Banneker
“The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.”
– Benjamin Banneker
“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
– Benjamin Banneker
“Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.”
– Benjamin Banneker