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The persons who live constantly in a fault-finding atmosphere, who see only the dark side of life, become negative characters.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “The persons who live constantly in a fault-finding atmosphere, who see only the dark side of life, become negative…”
Editor's note · Context
He warns that those who focus on faults become negative individuals.
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