I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling...

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling...

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...

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...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

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...

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard...

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard...

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

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...

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

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

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must...

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must...

Character is power.

Character is power.

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

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...

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...

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...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do...

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do...

A person's own definition of leadership defines the glittering crown of his leadership.

A person's own definition of leadership defines the glittering crown of his leadership.