Not how much, but how well, should be the motto. One problem thoroughly understood is of more value than a score poorly mastered.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONOf 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.
More Booker T. Washington Quotes
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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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Success always leaves footprints.
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I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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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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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with you and your ‘civilization’.
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Ignorance is more costly to any State than education.
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Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.
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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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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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Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you’ve over come.
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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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A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.
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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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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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