Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
1858 – 1919
Twenty-sixth President of the United States, known for his 1910 speech "Citizenship in a Republic".
“The worst lesson that can be taught a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings.”
“Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world powers?”
“A soft, easy life is not worth living, if it impairs the fibre of brain and heart and muscle.”
“Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.”
“This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails.”
“It is the crooked man who succeeds who is a threat to this country.”
“Publicity is the only sure remedy which we can now invoke.”
“It is not true that as the rich have grown richer the poor have grown poorer.”
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
“Success comes only to those who lead the life of endeavor.”
“No prosperity and no glory can save a nation that is rotten at heart.”
