Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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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...

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

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 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.

Character is power.

Character is power.

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...