Booker T. Washington quote: I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in ...

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 overcome while trying to succeed.

~ Booker T. Washington ~

Photo by Bri Schneiter

Photo by Pixabay

Photo by Ákos Szabó

Photo by Ian Turnell

Photo by Pixabay

Photo by Lisa from Pexels

Photo by Pixabay

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in li...

Picture of Booker T. Washington — Booker T. WashingtonUp From Slavery: An Autobiography

success

More Booker T. Washington quotes

"
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.

"
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

"
In later years, I confess that I do not envy the white boy as I once did. I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position th...