A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONA life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONOne man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONOne man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONI let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON…those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms [of the rich] do not know how many people would be made poor, and how much sufering would result, if wealthy people were to part all at once with any large proportion of their wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business enterprises.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONThe circumstances that surround a man’s life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONIn the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONIf you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONHolding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONLet our opportunities overshadow our grievances.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONIn proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONDecide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONSuccess is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you’ve over come
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONIf you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONThink about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONNo man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON