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The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.
Booker T. Washington
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Booker T. Washington
Age: 59 †
Born: 1856
Born: April 5
Died: 1915
Died: November 14
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The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
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I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high-water mark of pure and useful living.
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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
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Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
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Don't ever let them pull you down so low as to hate them. (also cited as: I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.)
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We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.
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Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.
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Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.
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There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.
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If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.
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I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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