My Musings:
The Man in the Arena
”It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
“Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heath and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger…”
– Theodore Roosevelt
The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic Speech
April 23, 1910 at the Sorbonne in Paris
https://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=991271&module_id=339364
It is my desire one day that the information provided here be incorporated into the assets of the Lake Hondah Property Owners Association when the Board of Directors determine that they desire a information portal. For this reason the Domain LakeHondah.org has been purchased and is reserved for such a purpose. However there are those who desire to keep this slice of heaven a secret and therefore do not have the same Mission as stated above.
Life has been very good to me. If what I have provided has been of some benefit to you or your organization and you desire to show your appreciation feel free to browse through the items below as these things, although just things, I do have an appeal & appreciation for. A gift of any of these items would be enjoyed and used!
My Wish List
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