“When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

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American politician, 26th president of the United States 1858–1919

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The earliest citation yet found does not attribute this to Roosevelt, but presents it as a piece of anonymous piece folk-wisdom: "When one reaches the end of his rope, he should tie a knot in it and hang on" ( LIFE magazine (3 April 1919), p. 585 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89063018576?urlappend=%3Bseq=65).
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