"Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"Far better 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 in the
grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"I am only an average man but, by George,
I work harder at it than the average man."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"For unflagging interest and enjoyment,
a household of children,
if things go reasonably well,
certainly all other forms
of success and achievement
lose their importance by comparison."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"In any moment of decision
the best thing you can do is the right thing,
the next best thing is the wrong thing,
and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"Don't hit at all
if it is honorably
possible to avoid hitting,
but never hit soft."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"The country needs and,
unless I mistake its temper,
the country demands bold,
persistent, experimentation.
It is common sense to take a method and try it,
if it fails, admit it frankly and try another.
But above all, try something."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"A man who is good enough
to shed his blood for his country
is good enough to be given
a square deal afterwards.
More than that no man is entitled to,
and less than that no man shall have."
-Theodore Roosevelt

"There is a homely adage which runs:
Speak softly and carry a big stick;
you will go far.''
-Theodore Roosevelt

"To educate a man in mind and not in morale
is to educate a menace to society."
-Theodore Roosevelt