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It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.
Booker T. Washingtonverified·Address at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition, in Up from Slavery·September 18, 1895
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No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
Booker T. Washingtonverified·Address at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition, in Up from Slavery·September 18, 1895
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I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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The Negro boy has obstacles, discouragements, and temptations to battle with that are little known to those not situated as he is.
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I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.
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My experience has been that the time to test a true gentleman is to observe him when he is in contact with individuals of a race that is less fortunate than his own.
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There is a vast difference between working and being worked.