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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Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

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I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ― Booker T. Washington

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Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color. One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.

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The world cares little about what a man knows;it cares more about what a man is able to do. ― Booker T. Washington

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If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down. – Mary Pickford

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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 thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it. ― Booker T. Washington

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I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed. ― Booker T. Washington

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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. ― Booker T. Washington

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