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 Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person 
whatever he says has an read more 
 Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person 
whatever he says has an enhanced value. 
 The boy stood on the burning deck
 Whence all but he had fled;
  The flame that lit read more 
 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. 
 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. 
 Ferryman ho! In the night so black
 Hark to the clank of iron;
  'Tis heroes of the read more 
 Ferryman ho! In the night so black
 Hark to the clank of iron;
  'Tis heroes of the Yser,
   'Tis sweethearts of glory,
    'Tis lads who are unafraid!
     Ferryman ho! 
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might read more
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men
 The hero is the world-man, in whose heart
 One passion stands for all, the most indulged.  
 The hero is the world-man, in whose heart
 One passion stands for all, the most indulged. 
 Hero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, 
universally among Mankind.  
 Hero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, 
universally among Mankind. 
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
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.