 Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.  Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1899[-1900] - Page 293by New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt), Theodore Roosevelt - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1920 - 424 pages
...individual so it is with the nation. It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has BO history. Thrice happy is the nation that has a glorious...take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy s much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.... | |
 | HERMANN HAGEDORN - 1923 - 340 pages
...Chicago, April 10, 1899. From The Strenwna Life. Copyright, 1900. The Century Company, publishers. . glorious history. Far better it is to dare mighty...because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. If in 1861 the men who loved the Union had believed that peace was the end... | |
 | Samuel Thurber - 1924 - 172 pages
...and wink and yawn, and give their paws in humorous embarrassment? — HENRY C. MERWIN, Dogs and Men IT is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation...because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. If in 1861 the men who loved the Union had believed that peace was 44 the end... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission - 1959 - 246 pages
...from Theodore Roosevelt's famous speech before the Hamilton Club in Chicago in 1899: Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even...take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. "Theodore... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs - 1980 - 348 pages
...great and that nothing can be done. 1 believe, however, as Teddy Roosevelt did. that it is far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even...enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the great twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. What we are about here is important for it is... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs - 1980 - 342 pages
...great and that nothing can be done. I believe, however, as Teddy Roosevelt did, that it is far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even...neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in (he great twilight that knows neither victory nor defeaL What we arc about here is important for it... | |
 | Colin Bingham - 1982 - 376 pages
...President, puzzled. 'Philosophy? I am a Christian and a Democrat — that's all.' FRANCES PERKINS, 1946 Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, SPEECH, CHICAGO, 1899... | |
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