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May Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
- Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require…
- The vice of envy is not only a dangerous, but a mean vice; for it is always a confession of inferiority. It may promote conduct…
- Now and then we hear the wilder voices of the wilderness, from animals that in the hours of darkness do not fear the neighborhood of…
- There are good men and bad men of all nationalities, creeds and colors; and if this world of ours is ever to become what we…
- In the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of…
- I think we are warranted in contending that a society thus constituted, and which may be rendered so admirable an engine of improvement, far from…
- On the whole, we think that the greatest victories are yet to be won, the greatest deeds yet to be done, and that there are…
- The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task…
- Some reformers may urge that in the ages distant future, patriotism, like the habit of monogamous marriage, will become a needless and obsolete virtue; but…
- At the risk of repetition let me say again that my plea is not for immunity to, but for the most unsparing exposure of, the…
- A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the…
- I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end…
- The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes, as…
- It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
- Any man who tries to excite class hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds, any kind of hatred in our community, though he may affect to…
- In order to succeed we need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their…
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong