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You must understand the troubles of that man farthest down before you can help him.

Booker T. Washington

A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.
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Individual Integrity Race
Success always leaves footprints.
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Leaving Mark One Liner Success
The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.
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Guide Himself Necessary Position
There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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Defense Development Highest
There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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Development Exception High Intelligence Security
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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Hate Men Race
No one can degrade us except ourselves.
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Exception Ourselves Validation Value
A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.
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Helping Lifts Way
Educated men and women, especially those who are in college, very often get the idea that religion is fit only for the common people. No young man or woman can make a greater error than this.
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College Education Errors Man Religion Woman
There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
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Class Jobs Race
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.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Believe Life Live Man Possible Purity
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.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Hope Life Success
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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Accomplishment Greatness Patience Polite Result
…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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Criticism People Proposition Result
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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Help Himself Place Responsibility Trust Yourself
The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that he ought to build, or perhaps could build.
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Class House Sight

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