Every persecuted individual and race should get much consolation out of the great human law, which is universal and eternal, that merit, no matter un… - Booker T. Washington

The great human law that in the end recognizes and rewards merit is everlasting and universal.

Kada smo u kontaktu sa drugim čovekom, mi mu ili pomažemo ili smetamo. Nema trećeg: ili ga vučemo na dole, ili ga izvlačimo na površinu.

From his example in this respect I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

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