More Quotes by Booker T. Washington
Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.
Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come
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.
Never get to the point where you will be ashamed to ask anybody for information. The ignorant man will always be ignorant if he fears that by asking another for information he will display ignorance. Better once display your ignorance of a certain subject than always know nothing of it.
Start where you are with what you have, knowing that what you have is plenty enough.
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.
Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.
