The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Dreams Quotes

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

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...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than...

A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

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...

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

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...

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

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...

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

We can have no 50-50 allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American...

We can have no 50-50 allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American...

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...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...