Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

by their fruits shall ye know them

The destiny of the race is chiefly in its own hands, and must be worked out patiently and persistently along these lines.

The man or the woman who counts in life is the man or the woman who does not flinch from a task, but who does the task, who overcomes the ob...

The man that counts is the average private citizen; he is the man that counts.