Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must...

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must...

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

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...

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...

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of...

No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of...

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do...

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do...

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end,...

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end,...

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

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...

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...

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

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

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

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...

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.

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

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...