"It pays no matter what comes after..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
It pays no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life and not merely to have a soft and pleasant time.
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“Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.”
“Those who oppose all reform will do well to remember that ruin in its worst form is inevitable if our national life brings us nothing better than swollen fortunes for the few and the triumph in both politics and business of a sordid and selfish materialism.”
“I would a great deal rather be anything, say professor of history, than vice president.”
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“My free drift Halts not particularly, but moves itself In a wide sea of wax; no levelled malice Infects one comma in the course I hold, But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on, Leaving no tract behind.”
“Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?”
“Action is thought tempered by illusion.”
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“To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.”
“It is not enough to have knowledge; one must apply it. It is not enough to have wishes; one must also accomplish it.”
“Motivation is the spark that lights the fire of knowledge and fuels the engine of accomplishment, it maximizes and maintains momentum”