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. WASHINGTONThere is no escape – man drags man down, or man lifts man up.
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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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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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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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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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The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
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An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.
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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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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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Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.
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We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.
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Remember that everyone’s life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.
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We must reinforce argument with results.
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In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood.
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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
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