You must understand the troubles of that man farthest down before you can help him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONA race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.
More Booker T. Washington Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you’ve over come.
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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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You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.
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I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.
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We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.
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Each one should remember there is a chance for him.
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One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
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