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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We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

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 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...

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...

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...

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the...

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the...

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...

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...

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 is power.

Character is power.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let...

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let...

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...

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.

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.