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    The boy stood on the burning deck
    Whence all but he had fled;
    The flame that lit the battle's wreck,
    Shone round him o'er the dead.
    . . . .
    The flames roll'd on--he would not go
    Without his Father's word;
    That father, faint in death below,
    His voice no longer heard.

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Worship of a hero is transcendent admiration of a great man.

Worship of a hero is transcendent admiration of a great man.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary

As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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Hero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist,
universally among Mankind.

Hero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist,
universally among Mankind.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.

'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.

by Zachary Quinto Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

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If Hero means sincere man, why may not every one of us be a Hero?

If Hero means sincere man, why may not every one of us be a Hero?

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening read more

My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?

by Mitch Hedberg Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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My valet-de-chambre sings me no such song.

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

by Unknown Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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