Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washingtonwas an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth5 April 1856
CountryUnited States of America
Booker T. Washington quotes about
use helping lays
Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.
success determination men
The man who has learned to do something better than anyone else, has learned to do a common thing in an uncommon manner, is the man who has a power and influence that no adverse circumstances can take from him.
way helping lifts
A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.
race diversity effort
No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.
argument results
We must reinforce argument with results.
art caring volunteer
Living is the art of loving. Loving is the art of caring. Caring is the art of sharing. Sharing is the art of living. If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
strong men giving
Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
common labor bottom
Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.
inspirational work writing
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
famous-inspirational race hands
The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.
business thinking hands
I think I have learned, in some degree at least, to disregard the old maxim ""Do not get others to do what you can do yourself."" My motto on the other hand is; ""Do not do that which others can do as well.
peace hate men
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.)
people miserable
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
people criticism would-be
...those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms [of the rich] do not know how many people would be made poor, and how much sufering would result, if wealthy people were to part all at once with any large proportion of their wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business enterprises.