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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.

by Mrs. Felicia D. Hemans Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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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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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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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.]

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Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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As the master so the valet. (Like master, like man.)
[Fr., Fel maltre, tel valet.]

As the master so the valet. (Like master, like man.)
[Fr., Fel maltre, tel valet.]

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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Heroes as great have died, and yet shall fall.

Heroes as great have died, and yet shall fall.

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The idol of to-day pushes the hero of yesterday out of our
recollection, and will, in turn, be supplanted read more

The idol of to-day pushes the hero of yesterday out of our
recollection, and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor
of to-morrow.

by Washington Irving Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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To a valet no man is a hero.
[Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]

To a valet no man is a hero.
[Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]

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