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
african-american words-of-wisdom chance
Each one should remember there is a chance for him.
encouragement opportunity america
The Negro is not the man farthest down. The condition of the coloured farmer in the most backward parts of the Southern States of America, even where he has the least education and the least encouragement, is incomparably better than the condition and opportunities of the agricultural population in Sicily.
men hatred african-american
Great men cultivate love...only little men cherish a spirit of hatred
african-american world remember
Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.
american-educator dignity field learns prosper race till
No race can prosper till it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
american-educator degrade hate man narrow permit soul
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
american-educator man
To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him.
alone american-educator bad company good people
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
positive hate men
I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
character rights political
The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to.
mean thinking foundation
It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself.
success thinking self
I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.
race connections individual
Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the individual has worth.
way buckets common
We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.