Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

"In the field of wisdom & life, the path to true wisdom begins when we question the certainties we have carried since childhood."

"Wisdom is the quiet space we cultivate between our thoughts, where clarity finally speaks. As a philosopher & thinker, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"We seek truth not to change the world around us, but to clarify the lens through which we view it."

"I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm."

"Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them."

"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little."

"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."

"I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues."

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace."

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."

"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still."