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.
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A clean scoreboard rarely tells the whole story. Character is often built in the climb nobody sees.
This is a better metric than comparison. Position can be inherited, borrowed, or temporary. Endurance through hardship tells you more about the person and the path.
Washington's autobiography gives this line weight because it is earned, not decorative. He ties success to formation, not status display.
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