Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

Rarely do they appear great before their valets.
[Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur
valets-de-chambre.]

Rarely do they appear great before their valets.
[Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur
valets-de-chambre.]

Many heroes lived before Agamemnon, but they are all unmourned,
and consigned to oblivion, because they had no bard read more

Many heroes lived before Agamemnon, but they are all unmourned,
and consigned to oblivion, because they had no bard to sing their
praises.
[Lat., Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona
Multi: sed omnes illacrimabiles
Urgentur, ignotique longa
Nocte, carent quia vate sacro.]

No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great read more

The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great are jails,
And head-winds right for royal sails.

I want a hero: an uncommon want,
When every year and month sends forth a new one.

I want a hero: an uncommon want,
When every year and month sends forth a new one.

My valet-de-chambre sings me no such song.

My valet-de-chambre sings me no such song.