There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTNo 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.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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 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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To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.
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A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
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To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.
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All the resources we need are in the mind.
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Be practical as well as generous in your ideals.
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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
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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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