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Booker T. Washington: “People cannot get hold of money--or at least cannot keep hold of it--who have not learned to exercise self-control.”

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People cannot get hold of money--or at least cannot keep hold of it--who have not learned to exercise self-control.
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Booker T. Washington

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He states that self-control is essential for financial stability and retention of wealth.

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