Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let...

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let...

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do...

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do...

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position...

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position...

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up...

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up...

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the...

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

All inherited possibilities and all influences of the body, all environmental influences, including educational application,...

All inherited possibilities and all influences of the body, all environmental influences, including educational application,...

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.