Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes about Effort

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No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity must look forward for his declining years to a poorhouse. A modern social

No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity must look forward for his declining years to a poorhouse. A modern social consciousness demands a more humane and efficient arrangement.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Years, Civilization, Effort

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1937, Volume 6”, p.210, Best Books on

And yet our distress comes from no failure of substance. We are stricken by no plague of locusts. Compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered, because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be thankful for. Nature still offers her bounty and human efforts have multiplied it. Plenty is at our doorstep, but a generous use of it languishes in the very sight of the supply.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sight, Effort, Being Thankful

First Inaugural Address, Delivered 4 March 1933

Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fun, Achievement, Effort

Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation may be cultivated.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Friendship, Order, Effort

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy