Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTA man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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Conservation means development as much as it does protection.
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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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It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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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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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 joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
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No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.
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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
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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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