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There are failures bitter and shameful side by side with feats of triumphant prowess.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “There are failures bitter and shameful side by side with feats of triumphant prowess.”
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Roosevelt reflects on the coexistence of failure and success in human endeavors.
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