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No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top.
— Booker T. Washington
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top." in the context of "Chapter XIV: The Atlanta Exposition Address" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Booker T. Washington" (Quotes, 1900s, Up From Slavery (1901): Full text online at Project Gutenberg )
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About Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, most famous for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University (1880–1915).
About Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, most famous for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University (1880–1915).
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