Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. Theodore Roosevelt ageleaveman Change image and share on social
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. Theodore Roosevelt avoidcrimehit Change image and share on social
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. Theodore Roosevelt americanavoidanceissue Change image and share on social
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. Theodore Roosevelt couragecourtesygentleman Change image and share on social
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Theodore Roosevelt alikecharacterdecisive Change image and share on social
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt checkerdaredefeat share on social
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Theodore Roosevelt generalgreatlincoln Change image and share on social
The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency. Theodore Roosevelt decencykindpolitic Change image and share on social
It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws. Theodore Roosevelt badconditiondifficult Change image and share on social
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. Theodore Roosevelt accomplishaltogetherbehooves Change image and share on social