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Now when you go out into the world for yourselves, you must remember in the first place that you cannot hold yourselves up unless you keep engaged and out of idleness.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “Now when you go out into the world for yourselves, you must remember in the first place that you cannot hold yourselves…”
Editor's note · Context
He warns that idleness can lead to personal failure and emphasizes the need for engagement in productive activities.
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