No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

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 must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

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...

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.

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...

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position...

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position...

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay...

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay...

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.