Quote(s) of the Day

I enjoy reading quotes, especially those that originated in the past but are still relevant today. I recently came across a rather powerful one by Teddy Roosevelt (listed first), so I decided to research some more of his.

Below is a small sampling of some of his words of wisdom:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at 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 have never known neither victory nor defeat.

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

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

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.