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. Read Summary
Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. Read Summary
There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. Read Summary
Character is power. Read Summary
I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. Read Summary
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Read Summary
Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. Read Summary
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. Read Summary
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Read Summary
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward. Read Summary
To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him. Read Summary
The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race. Read Summary
We must reinforce argument with results. Read Summary
At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence. Read Summary
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Read Summary
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. Read Summary
You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. Read Summary
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. Read Summary