Had we started in a fine, attractive, convenient room, I fear we would have “lost our heads” and become “stuck up.” It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for one’s self.
In his autobiography, Washington reflects on the benefits of starting the Tuskegee Institute with meager resources and building from the ground up.
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I have always looked upon fame as something to be used in accomplishing good.
Having once got its tentacles fastened on to the economic and social life of the Republic, it was no easy matter for the country to relieve itself of the institution.
Before the end of the year, I think I began learning that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.