"Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement." ― Theodore Roosevelt Topic(s): Men More From Theodore Roosevelt "Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people." "I don’t pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being." "The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits." More In Men "The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted."― James Madison "There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."― Plato "Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry."― Samuel Richardson