It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTOnly 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.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
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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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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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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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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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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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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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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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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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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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