20 quotes
African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)
“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.”
"One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him."
on Justice
"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."
on Wisdom
"Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him."
on Trust
"There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life."
on Character
"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."
on Philosophy
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed."
on Success
"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way."
on Inspirational
"You can't hold a man down without staying down with him."
on Empathy
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him."
"There is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."
on Labor
"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."
on Motivation
"Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work."
"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals."
"Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
"We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness."
"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
on Happiness
"At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence."
on Economy
"Character is power."
