There is no effort without error and shortcoming.

What it means

Mistakes are part of trying, not proof you should stop. Anyone doing real work falls short again and again. Expect it and keep striving.

The source

"There is no effort without error and shortcoming." Theodore Roosevelt said it in Citizenship in a Republic, Sorbonne, Paris, 23 April 1910. Written in English: Citizenship in a Republic, 1910.

"who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming"

Original English (Citizenship in a Republic, 1910), Citizenship in a Republic, Sorbonne, Paris, 23 April 1910. Text read at en.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Twenty-sixth president of the United States. His speeches The Strenuous Life (1899) and Citizenship in a Republic (1910), the man in the arena, praised effort over comfort.

Questions

What does "There is no effort without error and shortcoming." mean?

Mistakes are part of trying, not proof you should stop. Anyone doing real work falls short again and again. Expect it and keep striving.

Who said "There is no effort without error and shortcoming."?

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Source: Citizenship in a Republic, Sorbonne, Paris, 23 April 1910.

What is the original wording?

who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming (Original English (Citizenship in a Republic, 1910)). Written in English: Citizenship in a Republic, 1910.

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