The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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With self discipline most anything is possible.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
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Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.
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Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.
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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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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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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.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
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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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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.
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In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.
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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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