 It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort. Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been stored up effort in the past. A man can be freed from the necessity of...  The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous lifeby Theodore Roosevelt - 1901 - 19 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robin W. Winks - 1993 - 596 pages
...American mood as well. In war alone, said Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), could individuals "acquire those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life." We must take these quotations with a sense of the parodox that is inherent in humankind. Bagehot's... | |
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 | Anders Breidlid - 1996 - 432 pages
...the American nation as a whole. Who among you would teach your boys that ease, that peace, is to be the first consideration in their eyes - to be the...fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort. A mere life of ease is not in the end a very satisfactory... | |
 | Ronald William Dworkin - 1996 - 276 pages
...or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.25 Roosevelt continues, We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire...qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.26 Roosevelt made these remarks in support of virtues such as helpfulness and good neighborliness,... | |
 | Jack W. Snook, Jeffrey D. Johnson - 1997 - 200 pages
...Consolidate Administration LXI 1 8 Agreement for Joint Services LXV List of Contacts LXIX Introduction "It is hard to fail. But it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we <]et nothing save by effort." -Theodore Roosevelt Over ten years ago, it became apparent... | |
 | Roy B. Zuck - 1997 - 442 pages
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 | Rosanne Knorr - 1998 - 228 pages
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