If no other consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the Christ like work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during the last 35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a Christian.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONWe shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.
More Booker T. Washington Quotes
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You must understand the troubles of that man farthest down before you can help him.
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You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.
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No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.
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I believe that any man’s life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high-water mark of pure and useful living.
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No 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.
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In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.
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It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.
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Great men cultivate love, only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.
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One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
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Character is power.
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Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.
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A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.
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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
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No race that has anything to contribute to the markets of the world is long in any degree ostracized.
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