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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
..one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful read more
..one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by read more
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
A hero is someone we can admire without apology.
A hero is someone we can admire without apology.
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.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
The more characteristic American hero in the earlier day, and the more beloved type at all times, was not the read more
The more characteristic American hero in the earlier day, and the more beloved type at all times, was not the hustler but the whittler.
What is a hero without love for mankind.
What is a hero without love for mankind.
