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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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

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...

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...

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

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...

Be around the people you want to be like, because you will be like the...

Be around the people you want to be like, because you will be like the...

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or...

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or...