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    The more characteristic American hero in the earlier day, and the more beloved type at all times, was not the hustler but the whittler.

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Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

by Unknown Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

by Unknown Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials.

Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials.

by Gerald W. Johnson Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a read more

Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires.

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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.

The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.

by Susan Faludi Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

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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.

by Angus Wilson Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.

by Will Rogers Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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