Booker T. Washington quotes

1856–1915 · Hale's Ford, VA

I have learned, in some degree at least, to disregard the old maxim which says, “Do not get others to do that which you can do yourself.” My motto, on the other hand, is, “Do not do that which others can do as well.”
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography, 1901 · The Success in Public Speaking, p. 258
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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography, 1901 · Up from Slavery, p. 188
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Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography, 1901 · Up from Slavery, p. 172
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