Booker T. Washington Quotes
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I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
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I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
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If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.
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From some things that I have said one may get the idea that some of the slaves did not want freedom. This is not true. I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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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.
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The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.
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We have cleared the forests, reclaimed the land, and are building cities, railroads, and great institutions.
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Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises. I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant, unexpected encouragements of this kind if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day of his life - that is, tries to make each day reach as nearly as possible the high-water mark of pure, unselfish, 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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Cast down your bucket where you are.