There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTComparison is the thief of joy.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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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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A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
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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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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 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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To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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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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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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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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Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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