After
considerable experience in coming into contact with wealthy and
noted men, I have observed that those who have accomplished the
greatest results are those who "keep under the body"; are those
who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm,
self-possessed, patient, and polite. I think that President
William McKinley is the best example of a man of this class that
I have ever seen.
In order to be successful in any kind of undertaking, I think the
main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely
forgets himself; that is, to lose himself in a great cause. In
proportion as one loses himself in the way, in the same degree
does he get the highest happiness out of his work.
My experience in getting money for Tuskegee has taught me to have
no patience with those people who are always condemning the rich
because they are rich, and because they do not give more to
objects of charity. In the first place, those who are guilty of
such sweeping criticisms do not know how many people would be
made poor, and how much suffering would result, if wealthy people
were to part all at once with any large proportion of their
wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business
enterprises. Then very few persons have any idea of the large
number of applications for help that rich people are constantly
being flooded with.
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