Life Advice From Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt was an American politician, military officer and one of the important Founding Fathers. He is known for his decisive leadership style, which helped him in mentally preparing himself to handle any difficult situation he faced- including being a president at age 42. Teddy Roosevelt’s advice on life can be applied today as more than 100 years since his death with many lessons still relevant.

Teddy Roosevelt was an American President, statesman and naturalist who led the United States during a period of industrialization. He is considered to be one of America’s greatest presidents in history.

Theodore Roosevelt was a man who had a lot of life advice to give. He wrote many essays and speeches that can help you out in your time of need.

Roosevelt praised the male traits that every kid and man should cultivate in a speech: hard labor, bravery, and a desire to do good. Because there are so few men of character in the world today, this speech is still relevant. Let us strive to develop a generation of guys like the one TR portrays as dads or mentors. Let us, as men, strive to cultivate these qualities in ourselves.

We have every reason to believe that the American kid will grow up to be a fine American man.

The greatest way for a kid to become a good man is for him to be a good boy–not a goody-goody boy, but simply a good boy.

I don’t mean he has to love simply the negative qualities; I mean he has to love both good and negative virtues. In the broadest sense, “good” should include all that is excellent, direct, clean, bold, and masculine.

The finest boys I know–the best men I know–are excellent at their studies or their business, courageous and steadfast, despised and dreaded by everything that is evil and corrupt, incapable of succumbing to wrongdoing but equally incapable of being compassionate to the weak and defenseless.

Of course, the influence that a totally male, thoroughly straight and upright lad may have on his peers, both older and younger, is immeasurable.

If he isn’t truly masculine, people won’t respect him, and his excellent traits will be meaningless; on the other hand, if he is nasty, harsh, or evil, his physical strength and mental fortitude will only serve to make him a more undesirable member of society.

He cannot do good work unless he is strong and tries with all his heart and soul to win any contest; and his strength will be a curse to himself and to everyone else unless he has complete control over himself and his own evil passions, and if he does not use his strength to promote decency, justice, and fair dealing.

In summary, the concept to follow in life, like in football, is to hit the line hard: don’t foul and don’t shirk, but hit the line hard.