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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIt is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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Patriotism means to stand by the country.
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
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Comparison is the thief of joy.
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The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.
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There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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We are the heirs of the ages.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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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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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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