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.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONThe 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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The circumstances that surround a man’s life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure.
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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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The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
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We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.
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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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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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I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver.
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I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.
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Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.
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You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.
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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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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
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I think I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help someone else.
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I early learned that it is a hard matter to convert an individual by abusing him, and that this is more often accomplished by giving credit for all the praiseworthy actions performed than by calling attention alone to all the evil done.
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