6 Best James Weldon Johnson Quotes And Sayings

“Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact that they spend lots of money there, for they spend just as much or more in London, and in the latter city they are merely tolerated because they do spend.” – James Weldon Johnson

“My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred dollars ahead, and at other times I had to borrow money from my fellow workmen to settle my room rent and pay for my meals.” – James Weldon Johnson

“The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition.” – James Weldon Johnson

“Some men enjoy the constant strife Of days with work and worry rife, But that is not my dream of life: I think such men are crazy. For me, a life with worries few, A job of nothing much to do, Just pelf enough to see me through: I fear that I am lazy.” – James Weldon Johnson

“And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books.” – James Weldon Johnson

“I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.” – James Weldon Johnson