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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.


Theodore Roosevelt

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AESCHYLUS God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard
AESCHYLUS He's one of the first people who will be there. He's always inclined to lend a helping hand.
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UNKNOWN You cannot really shame a man who sincerely does not care what others think of him.
MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA To be, or not to be, that is the question.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.
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he does not die a death of sham...
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DAVID MCCULLOUGH His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him.
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YIDDISH PROVERB If you ever need a helping hand you'll find one at the end of your arm
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DAVID DIAZ He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher at hand.
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AMERICAN INDIAN PROVERB I saw him helping us out a lot on special teams and on the defense. He's a playmaker. Unfortunately,...
CATO JUNE The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
SOURCE UNKNOWN The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm
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PABLO NERUDA We want to be careful we're not stretched too thin, ... It's a daunting task helping ... local polic...
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA A man does not need to do anything to impress anyone. Anyone will be impressed by him being himself
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"To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to re...
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ISRAELMORE AYIVOR It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. B...
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure.....
THEODORE ROOSEVELT It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Believe you can and you're halfway there.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves wh...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT I am a part of everything that I have read.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first i...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and sel...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but w...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Believe you can and you're halfway there.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and f...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT With self-discipline most anything is possible.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are the tyrannies o...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don'...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly I can!" - and get busy and find out...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Put out the light.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Do what you can with what you have where you are.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT