The Wisdomous

Share this post

The Man In The Arena

www.thewisdomous.com

The Man In The Arena

The Wisdomous by Ivan
Apr 21, 2021
Share this post

The Man In The Arena

www.thewisdomous.com

This is a small portion of Theodore's Roosevelt's famous "Citizenship In A Republic" speech, delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on 23 April 1910

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer 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 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.

I love it - I have ordered a frame to hang it in my room.

Share this post

The Man In The Arena

www.thewisdomous.com
Previous
Next
Comments
TopNewCommunity

No posts

Ready for more?

© 2023 Ivan Nyagatare
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing