The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTI have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
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It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books.
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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
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It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.
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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
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