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. ― Booker T. Washington

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The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

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Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

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Character, not circumstance, makes the person. ― Booker T. Washington

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The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least. ― Booker T. Washington

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Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles one overcomes while trying to succeed ― Booker T. Washington

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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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There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. ― Booker T. Washington

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Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

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When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy. -Alexei Navalny

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