I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONHolding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
More Booker T. Washington Quotes
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I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.
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Many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of consulting and advising with them, and letting them feel that the interests of the two are the same.
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The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to.
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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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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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Character is power.
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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the individual has worth.
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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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Each one should remember there is a chance for him.
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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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It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself.
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The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do that counts.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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