Theodore Roosevelt Quotes about Suffering

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The worst lesson that can be taught to a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings

The worst lesson that can be taught to a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings

Theodore Roosevelt

Men, Rely Upon, Suffering

Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.115, Taylor Trade Publications

There is superstition in science quite as much as there is superstition in theology, and it is all the more dangerous because those suffering from it are profoundly convinced that they are freeing themselves from all superstition.

Theodore Roosevelt

Suffering, Politics, Superstitions

Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “History as Literature and Other Essays”, p.247, Cosimo, Inc.

There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.

Theodore Roosevelt

Real, Suffering, Sorrow

Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Bishop (2010). “Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children”, p.146, Applewood Books

Each child represents either a potential addition to the protective capacity and enlightened citizenship of the nation or, if allowed to suffer from neglect, a potential addition to the destructive forces of a community. . . . The interests of the nation are involved in the welfare of this array of children no less than in our great material affairs.

Theodore Roosevelt

Children, Community, Suffering