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You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

Booker T. Washington

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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Help Humanity Life Worth
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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Ability Character Himself Politics Possession Right Time
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
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Happiness Less Misery People
My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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Become Life Surprise Whole
Ignorance is more costly to any State than education.
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Country Ignorance People States
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 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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Buckets Common Way
It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself.
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Foundation Mean Thinking
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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Habit might Two
Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.
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God Guide Law Nature Progress Star
Decide 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.
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Long Running World
There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.
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Leadership Life Power
I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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Color Hate Men
No one can degrade us except ourselves.
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Degrade Positive Positivity
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
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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Ethics People Stronger

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