Quote#Self
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. It is more important…
Quote byBooker T. Washington · 1856–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Democracy and Education", address at the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York (30 September 1896).
English (original)
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. It is more important that we be prepared for voting than that we vote, more important that we be prepared to hold office than that we hold office, more important that we be prepared for the highest recognition than that we be recognized.
— Booker T. Washington
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