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A mere life of ease is not in the end a very satisfactory life, and, above all, it is a life which ultimately unfits those who follow it for serious work in the world.

Theodore Rooseveltverified·The Strenuous Life, an address before the Hamilton Club, Chicago·April 10, 1899

In this life we get nothing save by effort.

Theodore Rooseveltverified·The Strenuous Life, an address before the Hamilton Club, Chicago·April 10, 1899

The great crisis must come, or no man has the chance to develop great qualities.

Theodore Rooseveltverified·The Conditions of Success, an address at the Cambridge Union·May 26, 1910