Monday, June 18, 2012

The Man In the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."


- Teddy Roosevelt
THE MAN IN THE ARENA
Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic"






2 comments:

  1. even on vacay, czabe comes through with good content.

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  2. Great quote from TR, Czabe. Here's another from that same speech, less well known perhaps but timely for our day---

    "If a man stumbles, it is a good thing to help him to his feet. Every one of us needs a helping hand now and then. But if a man lies down, it is a waste of time to try to carry him; and it is a very bad thing for every one if we make men feel that the same reward will come to those who shirk their work and to those who do it. "

    Damn right, TR. Where are you now that we need you.

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