The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
TR Theodore RooseveltU.S. President · 1858–1919What this quote means
The deepest reward is not ease but meaningful effort. Work that matters, done wholeheartedly, is itself the prize.
Context
26th U.S. President and famed advocate of the strenuous life, action, and believing in oneself.
This line is among the quotes by Theodore Roosevelt that readers return to on success, drawn from Labor Day address, 1903 — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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