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I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Allow Belittle Hate Him Making Man Me My Soul Shall Soul

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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Ever Except Hard Hard Work Having Nothing Result Work Worth

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

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Common Excellence Thing Uncommon Way

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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Had He Learned Life Measured Much Obstacles Overcome Position Reached Succeed Success Success Is Trying Which While I Have Learned

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Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Attention Day Every Every Day Founded Large Life Nearest Rather Remote Small Small Things Success Than Things Uncommon Us

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Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Alone Associate Bad Better Company Good Good Quality People Quality Than Yourself

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Character Circumstances Makes Man

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You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Down Him Hold Man Staying Without You

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

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: Else Lift Someone Up Want You Yourself

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Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

~Booker T. Washington

Topics: He Life Measured Much Obstacles Overcome Position Reached Success Success Is Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: April 5th, 1856

Died: November 14th, 1915

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