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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTNo man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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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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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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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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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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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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Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.
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Conservation means development as much as it does protection.
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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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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.
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The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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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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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
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