I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept...

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...