Quotes by Heroism Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called. Mahatma Gandhi heroism type may If an historian be an unbeliever in all heroism, if he be a man who brings every thing down to the level of a common mediocrity, depend upon it, the truth is not found in such a writer. Matthew Arnold heroism mediocrity men ... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Max Ehrmann strive heroism life-is The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding courage - became the inspiration for my novel. Megan Chance heroism inspiration stories Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism. Michael Bay heroism pearls tragedy Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more. Michio Kaku sorcery heroism fiction Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons. Mira Grant heroism dragons form On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. Nancy Gibbs sept-11 heroism normal Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. Natalie Clifford Barney heroism mediocrity abstinence Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur Nassim Nicholas Taleb heroism youth age True heroism consists in rising superior to misfortune. Napoleon Bonaparte true-hero rising heroism A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world. Nathaniel Hawthorne heroism hero world I pay tribute to the endless heroism of youth. Nelson Mandela heroism youth pay Routine is the death to heroism. P. G. Wodehouse routine heroism death The painter celebrates life where he finds it. His morality is the morality of enjoyment, of the continuous development of his own taste without shame or fear. It is a sort of heroism. Patrick Swift heroism development taste It is mercy, not justice or courage or even heroism, that alone can defeat evil. Peter Kreeft heroism evil justice Heroism is the antidote to evil. Philip Zimbardo antidote heroism evil No one is so cowardly that Love could not inspire him to heroism. Plato cowardly heroism inspire Heroism works in contradiction to the voice of mankind and in contradiction, for a time, to the voice of the great and good. Heroism is an obedience to a secret impulse of an individual Ralph Waldo Emerson heroism voice secret The hero is suffered to be himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson heroism hero «1234567»
