Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
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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 overcome while trying to succeed.
Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
…I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
In meeting men, in many places, I have found that the happiest people are those who do the most for others; the most miserable are those who do the least.
Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
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