The best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

Booker T. Washington

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Topic

Helping others Cooperation and collaboration Personal growth

Author

Booker T. Washington

Source

The Story of My Life and Work

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Civil rights activist Educator Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Washington, Booker T. The Story of My Life and Work. W. H. Ferguson Co., 1900.

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Difficulties are just things to overcome after all.

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Adversity

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Ernest Shackleton
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Shackleton, Ernest. Diary entry. 11 Dec. 1908.

Another quote about Personal growth

Growth was seen as an endless series of daily choices and decisions in each of which one can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

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Facing one's fears Personal growth

Author

Abraham Maslow
Source
The Psychology of Science
Genre
Scientific literature Psychological literature
Language
English
Time
1966 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Maslow, Abraham. The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissance. Harper & Row, 1966, ch. 3.

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There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain.

Colleen McCullough

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Bird songs Birds

Author

Colleen McCullough
Source
The Thorn Birds
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Citation

McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds. Harper & Row, 1977, epigraph.