For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Success Quotes

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love...

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love...

Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun...

Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun...

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name...

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is...

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...