Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Quotes

“Books are all very well in their way, and we love them at Sagamore Hill; but children are better than books.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“The performance of duty, and not an indulgence in vapid ease and vapid pleasure, is all that makes life worth while.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“But the joy of life is a very good thing, and while work is the essential in it, play also has its place.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“It is better for the Government to help a poor man to make a living for his family than to help a rich man make more profit for his company.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“The position now taken by the Government is absolutely destructive of legitimate business, because they outline no rule of conduct for business of any magnitude.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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“The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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