I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.

Quote by James Weldon Johnson

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I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

I do not see how a people that can find in its conscience any excuse...

I do not see how a people that can find in its conscience any excuse...

Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted...

Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted...

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know...

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know...

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as...

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as...

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice...

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice...

Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact...

Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact...

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its...

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its...

As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat.

As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat.

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.

She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.

She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime,...

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime,...

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman...

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman...

There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I...

There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I...

As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.

As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race;...

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race;...

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred...

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred...

Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God.

Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God.

The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided...

The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided...