On the record
You very rarely see a man idle who knows all about house-building, who knows how to draw plans, to test the strength of materials that enter into the making of a first-class house.
Said by
Booker T. Washington
Source
gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “You very rarely see a man idle who knows all about house-building, who knows how to draw plans, to test the strength of…”
Editor's note · Context
Washington illustrates that skilled individuals are rarely idle, emphasizing the value of expertise.
Share
More from Booker T. Washington
Jan 1, 1901
This problem Harvard University is solving, not by bringing itself down, but by bringing the masses up.
Jan 1, 1901
If my life in the past has meant anything in the lifting up of my people and the bringing about of better relations between your race and mine, I assure you from this day it will mean doubly more.
Jan 1, 1901
The more I come into contact with wealthy people, the more I believe that they are growing in the direction of looking upon their money simply as an instrument which God has placed in their hand for doing good with.
Jan 1, 1901
In the economy of God there is but one standard by which an individual can succeed—there is but one for a race.