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I want you to keep in training the faculties which would make you, if the need arose, able to put your last ounce of pluck and strength into a contest. But I do not want you to squander these qualities. I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN TRAINING THE FACULTIES WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU IF THE NEED AROSE ABLE TO PUT YOUR LAST OUNCE OF PLUCK AND STRENGTH INTO A CONTEST BUT I DO NOT WANT YOU TO SQUANDER THESE QUALITIES
ight to kill her; and then she eats the green alfalfa hay from the two milch cows who live in the big corral with the horses. One of the dogs has just had a litter of puppies; you would love them, with their little wrinkled noses and squeaky voices. ADVICE AND NEWS Oyster Bay, May 7th, 1901 BLESSED TED: It was the greatest fun seeing you, and I really had a satisfactory time with you, and came away feeling that you were doing well. I am entirely satisfied with your standing, both in your studies and in athletics. I want you to do well in your sports, and I want even more to have you do well with your books; but I do not expect you to stand first in either, if so to stand could cause you overwork and hurt your health. I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time I want to keep the sense of proportion. It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.  SECTION FOUR OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVERPOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSAC ADVICE AND NEWS OYSTER BAY MAY SEVENTH NINETEEN O ONE BLESSED TED IT WAS THE GREATEST FUN SEEING YOU AND I REALLY HAD A SATISFACTORY TIME WITH YOU AND CAME AWAY FEELING THAT YOU WERE DOING WELL I AM ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH YOUR STANDING BOTH IN YOUR STUDIES AND IN ATHLETICS I WANT YOU TO DO WELL IN YOUR SPORTS AND I WANT EVEN MORE TO HAVE YOU DO WELL WITH YOUR BOOKS BUT I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO STAND FIRST IN EITHER IF SO TO STAND COULD CAUSE YOU OVERWORK AND HURT YOUR HEALTH I ALWAYS BELIEVE IN GOING HARD AT EVERYTHING WHETHER IT IS LATIN OR MATHEMATICS BOXING OR FOOTBALL BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO KEEP THE SENSE OF PROPORTION IT IS NEVER WORTH WHILE TO ABSOLUTELY EXHAUST ONESELF OR TO TAKE BIG CHANCES UNLESS FOR AN ADEQUATE OBJECT
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