No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard...

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

Character is power.

Character is power.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the...

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up...

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up...

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of...

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of...

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling...

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such...

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such...

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.