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.
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There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.Booker T. Washington
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.
Booker T. Washington
I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living.
Booker T. Washington
Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
Booker T. Washington
I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
Booker T. Washington
Character is power.
Booker T. Washington
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