Top Ten Best Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Quotes
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr. was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, reformer, and the 26th President of the United States.The Top Ten
1 Death is always and under all circumstances a tragedy, for if it is not, then it means that life itself has become one.
It's no wonder death took him sleeping.
2 I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
3 We need intellect, and there is no reason why we should not have it together with character; but if we must choose between the two we choose character without a moment's hesitation.
4 Far better it is to dare mighty things,to win glorious triumphs,even though checkered by failure,than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
5 No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.
6 We cannot afford merely to sit down and deplore the evils of city life as inevitable,when cities are constantly growing,both absolutely and relatively. We must set ourselves vigorously about the task of improving them; and this task is now well begun.
7 The worst lesson that can be taught a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings.
8 It is both foolish and wicked to teach the average man who is not well off that some wrong or injustice has been done him, and that he should hope for redress elsewhere than in his own industry, honesty and intelligence.
9 If we lose..virile,manly qualities,& sink into a nation of mere hucksters,putting gain over national honor,& subordinating everything to mere ease of life..we shall indeed reach..condition worse than that of..ancient civilizations in..years of their decay
10 The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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