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

Quote by Booker T Washington

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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, not circumstances, makes the man.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

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...

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our...

To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our...

You can enjoy encouragement coming from outside, but you cannot need for it to come...

You can enjoy encouragement coming from outside, but you cannot need for it to come...