Nothing ever comes to me that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Booker T. Washington
- Published in
- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
- Attribution status
- As published
Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · source · Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain)
Which habit is quietly carrying you toward your goal?
Do the hardest task on your list first today.
Join to journal, save & shareCreate a share imageWatch & listen
Zig Ziglar - Having a balanced life
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement speech | Harvard Commencement 2013
More from Booker T. Washington & related wisdom
Character is higher than intellect...A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion.
All great achievers are given multiple reasons to believe they are failures. But in spite of that they persevere.
I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life's burdens.
