September 14 2020

Podcast for Men – Wisdom from Teddy Roosevelt | Manlihood ManCast

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In this episode of the Manlihood ManCast – a podcast for men – Josh Hatcher shares some quotes from Theodore Roosevelt, perhaps the manliest U.S. President of all time.

Manly Quotes from Theodore Roosevelt

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“A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.”

“All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.”

“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.”

“A soft, easy life is not worth living, if it impairs the fibre of brain and heart and muscle. We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage… For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”

“Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.”

“There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.”

“I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.”

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground.”

“Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.”

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

“It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.”

“A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick — you will go far.’ If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble, and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”

“If we lose the virile, manly qualities, and sink into a nation of mere hucksters, putting gain over national honor, and subordinating everything to mere ease of life, then we shall indeed reach a condition worse than that of the ancient civilizations in the years of their decay.”

“The worst lesson that can be taught a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings.”

“We can best get justice by doing justice.”

. “In the last analysis a healthy state can exist only when the men and women who make it up lead clean, vigorous, healthy lives.”

“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”

“We need intellect, and there is no reason why we should not have it together with character; but if we must choose between the two we choose character without a moment’s hesitation.”

“Death is always and under all circumstances a tragedy, for if it is not, then it means that life itself has become one.”

“The joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life’s burdens.”

“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 who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”