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Character Building

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Character Building by Booker T. Washington.

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Contents

  • CHARACTER BUILDING7
  • PUBLISHERS' EXPLANATION9
  • PREFACE10
  • CHARACTER BUILDING14
  • TWO SIDES OF LIFE15
  • HELPING OTHERS19
  • SOME OF THE ROCKS AHEAD23
  • ON INFLUENCING BY EXAMPLE27
  • THE VIRTUE OF SIMPLICITY30
  • HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BEST?35
  • DON'T BE DISCOURAGED39
  • ON GETTING A HOME42
  • CALLING THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES45
  • EUROPEAN IMPRESSIONS49
  • THE VALUE OF SYSTEM IN HOME LIFE54
  • WHAT WILL PAY57
  • EDUCATION THAT EDUCATES[1]61
  • FOOTNOTE:64
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RELIABLE.65
  • THE HIGHEST EDUCATION69
  • UNIMPROVED OPPORTUNITIES73
  • KEEPING YOUR WORD79
  • SOME LESSONS OF THE HOUR83
  • THE GOSPEL OF SERVICE87
  • YOUR PART IN THE NEGRO CONFERENCE91
  • WHAT IS TO BE OUR FUTURE?95
  • SOME GREAT LITTLE THINGS99
  • TO WOULD-BE TEACHERS103
  • THE CULTIVATION OF STABLE HABITS106
  • WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO109
  • INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY114
  • GETTING ON IN THE WORLD119
  • EACH ONE HIS PART121
  • WHAT WOULD FATHER AND MOTHER SAY?125
  • OBJECT LESSONS129
  • SUBSTANCE vs. SHADOW132
  • CHARACTER AS SHOWN IN DRESS135
  • SING THE OLD SONGS138
  • GETTING DOWN TO MOTHER EARTH143
  • A PENNY SAVED147
  • GROWTH152
  • LAST WORDS155
  • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE161

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