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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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.
How well Horatius kept the bridge
In the brave days of old.
How well Horatius kept the bridge
In the brave days of old.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of 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?
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.
You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.
You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.
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.
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.
'Tis more brave
To live, than to die.
'Tis more brave
To live, than to die.
