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How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when read more
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic.
Bardot, Byron, Hitler, Hemingway, Monroe, Sade: we do not require our heroes to be subtle, just to be big. Then read more
Bardot, Byron, Hitler, Hemingway, Monroe, Sade: we do not require our heroes to be subtle, just to be big. Then we can depend on someone to make them subtle.
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to read more
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
