The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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Page 56
... mere easy peace , but to the man who does not shrink from danger , from hardship , or from bitter toil , and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph . A life of slothful ease , a life of that peace which springs merely from ...
... mere easy peace , but to the man who does not shrink from danger , from hardship , or from bitter toil , and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph . A life of slothful ease , a life of that peace which springs merely from ...
Page 59
... merely swollen , slothful ease and ig- noble peace , if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by , and will ...
... merely swollen , slothful ease and ig- noble peace , if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by , and will ...
Page 71
... mere vapid ease . Of all the miserable people that I know I should put high in the top rank those who reach middle age having steadfastly striven only to amuse themselves as they went through life . If there ever was a pursuit which ...
... mere vapid ease . Of all the miserable people that I know I should put high in the top rank those who reach middle age having steadfastly striven only to amuse themselves as they went through life . If there ever was a pursuit which ...
Page 72
... mere strength if he was clumsy ; or by mere agil- ity and precision of movement without strength ; or by strength and agility if he had no heart . You need a great many qualities to make a successful man on a nine or an eleven ; and ...
... mere strength if he was clumsy ; or by mere agil- ity and precision of movement without strength ; or by strength and agility if he had no heart . You need a great many qualities to make a successful man on a nine or an eleven ; and ...
Page 74
... mere critic of the doers . Every man has it in him , unless fate is indeed hard upon him , to win out that measure of success if he will honestly try.1 II THE first thing I want to say to you here , is that the only efficient way in ...
... mere critic of the doers . Every man has it in him , unless fate is indeed hard upon him , to win out that measure of success if he will honestly try.1 II THE first thing I want to say to you here , is that the only efficient way in ...
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