Saturday, May 17, 2008

Some Great Quotes from T.R.


"Far better is it 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 grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. "

"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"

"There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering."

1 comment:

Lisa said...

Kaitie!
You used my favorite picture of TR.
Love this post.
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