dare greatly

the man in the arena

it is NOT the CRITIC who counts; 

not the man who POINTS OUT how the strong man stumbles, 

or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

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the CREDIT belongs to the man who is actually IN THE ARENA, 

whose face is MARRED by dust and sweat and blood;

who STRIVES VALIANTLY;

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who errs, who comes short AGAIN and AGAIN, 

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because there is no effort WITHOUT ERROR and SHORTCOMING [...]

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who, AT BEST, knows the triumph of high achievement, 

and who,  

AT WORST,  if he fails, 

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 at least he fails while daring greatly.

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Theodore Roosevelt 

Paris, April 23, 1910