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No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Booker T. Washington

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I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking.
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Believe Health Heart
We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.
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Clanking Country Hands Want
An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.
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Inches Progress Yards
You may fill your heads with knowledge or skillfully train your hands, but unless it is based upon high, upright character, upon a true heart, it will amount to nothing. You will be no better than the most ignorant.
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Head Heart Ignorance Knowledge Skills Training Yourself
Ignorance is more costly to any State than education.
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Country Ignorance People States
There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.
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Earth Influence Life Power Simplicity
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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Inspirational Inspiring Success
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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Country Grudge Hurt People
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
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Countries People Some Jobs Wants
We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.
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Clouds Ignorance Selfishness
Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.
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Family Inspiration Success
We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.
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Learning Life Prosperity Way Yourself
Leaders have devoted themselves to politics, little knowing, it seems that political independence disappears without economic independence that economic independence is the foundation of political independence.
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Knowing Leader Political
Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.
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Grief Opportunity Ourselves Shadow
In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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Generosity Himself Preparation Service
The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.
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Civilization Fortunate Hands Help Race Test Willing

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