“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 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 and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the 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 he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 Thoughts? []
Regarding the OP . . . Questions: Does this quote below have any application to what we as Christian Evangelicals do in the world, for example, our efforts to push forward the success of the Lord Jesus' Great Commission to go and make disciples of all nations? Do you think it has any application to you and what you do, as it relates to those who criticize you? (if you have any critics.) In general what are your thoughts regarding this quote? JAG ``
