"Up from Slavery" Quotes
"Up from Slavery" is the autobiography of Booker T. Washington, chronicling his journey from slavery to becoming a prominent educator and leader in the African American community.
history | 256 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
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.
I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help someone else.
I have learned that education is the key to all our problems.
The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
I have learned that the happiest people are those who do the most for others.
I have learned that the only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
I have learned that there is no use to selfishly cling to one’s own little spot of earth.
I have learned that the only way to succeed in life is to cultivate the art of getting people to want to do something that you want them to do.
I have learned that the happiest people I have known are those who have lived and fulfilled their dreams.
I have learned that a smile is one of the greatest assets that one can have.





