Franklin D. Roosevelt Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes, Franklin D. Roosevelt sayings, and Franklin D. Roosevelt proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
There are as many opinions as there are experts. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we forget in time that men have died to win them. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Be sincere; be brief; be seated. Franklin D. Roosevelt
In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation, we all go up or else all go down as one people. Franklin D. Roosevelt
An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names, but are as alike in their principals and aims as two peas in the same pod. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt
You sometimes find something good in the lunatic fringe. In fact, we have got as part of our social and economic government today a whole lot of things which in my boyhood were considered lunatic fringe, and yet they are now part of everyday life. Franklin D. Roosevelt
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. Franklin D. Roosevelt
We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt
In a democratic nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good. Franklin D. Roosevelt
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Private enterprise is ceasing to be free enterprise. Private enterprise, indeed, became too private. It became privileged enterprise, not free enterprise. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Be sincere; be brief; be seated. Franklin D. Roosevelt
We must be the great arsenal of democracy. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Happiness if not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Every man has a right to life. That means that he also has a right to make a comfortable living. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt