1,051 Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

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.

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

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.

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.