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.

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Often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, but a very similar sentiment appears in Disraeli's writings/speeches.

Date / Period

1860s

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https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/03/10/critic-roosevelt/

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