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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.

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Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)

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    من الأفضل بكثير أن نتحدى الأشياء الجبارة، وأن نحقق انتصارات مجيدة، حتى لو كان الفشل يعوقها، بدلاً من أن نحتل مرتبة تلك الأرواح الفقيرة التي لا تستمتع ولا تعاني كثيرًا، لأنها تعيش في الشفق الرمادي الذي لا يعرف النصر ولا الهزيمة.

    weitaus besser ist es, mächtige Dinge zu wagen, glorreiche Triumphe zu erringen, auch wenn sie durch Misserfolge gebremst werden, als sich mit den armen Geistern zu messen, die weder viel genießen noch leiden, weil sie in der grauen Dämmerung leben, die weder Sieg noch Niederlage kennt.

    mucho mejor es atreverse a las cosas poderosas, ganar triunfos gloriosos, a pesar de estar marcados por el fracaso, que tomar el rango con esos espíritus pobres que ni disfrutan ni sufren mucho, porque viven en el crepúsculo gris que no conoce ni la victoria ni la derrota.

    Намного лучше осмелиться на великие дела, одержать славные победы, даже если они омрачены неудачами, чем занять место среди тех бедных духов, которые не получают много удовольствия и не страдают, потому что они живут в серых сумерках, не знающих ни победы, ни поражения.

    Ne zaferi ne de yenilgiyi bilen gri alacakaranlıkta yaşadıkları için, ne zevk ne de acı çeken zavallı ruhların yanında rütbe almaktansa, başarısızlığa uğramış olsa bile, güçlü şeylere cesaret etmek, şanlı zaferleri kazanmak çok daha iyidir.

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