Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
THEODORE ROOSEVELTPoliteness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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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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To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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No 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.
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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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The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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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.
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No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.
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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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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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