Do not do that which others can do as well.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONFew things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
More Booker T. Washington Quotes
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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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If you truly want to measure the success of a man, you do not measure it by a position he has achieved, but by the obstacles he has overcome.
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There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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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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Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.
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There is no escape – man drags man down, or man lifts man up.
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We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.
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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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At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
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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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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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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.
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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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