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Booker T. Washington: “If there is one person more than another who is to be pitied, it is the individual who is all heart and no head.”

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If there is one person more than another who is to be pitied, it is the individual who is all heart and no head.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington highlights the importance of balancing emotional and intellectual qualities in individuals.

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