I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONAn ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.
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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
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Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those…who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.
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Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
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A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.
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Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color.
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Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.
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If you truly want to measure the success of a man, you do not measure it by a position he has achieved, but by the obstacles he has overcome.
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I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.
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We must reinforce argument with results.
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In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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From some things that I have said one may get the idea that some of the slaves did not want freedom. This is not true. I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
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In 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.
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…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.
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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
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Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens.
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I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.
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Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
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A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.
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We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.
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Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
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Whenever your life touches mine, you make me stronger of weaker… there is no escape… people drag others or lift others up.
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Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you’ve over come.
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From some things that I have said one may get the idea that some of the slaves did not want freedom. This is not true. I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
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Even where he has the least education and the least encouragement, is incomparably better than the condition and opportunities of the agricultural population in Sicily.
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Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
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A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.
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