The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. – Theodore Roosevelt
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. – Theodore Roosevelt
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. – Theodore Roosevelt