The man who works, the man who does great deeds, in the end dies as surely as the veriest idler who cumbers the earth’s surface; but he leaves behind him the great fact that he has done his work well.
From "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt reflects on mortality, asserting that a life of diligent work leaves a lasting legacy beyond death.
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