On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.
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From "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt warns against allowing inevitable errors to deter one from important work, equating such hesitation with weakness.
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