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    A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men

    by Plato Found in Heroes Quotes,
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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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Rarely do they appear great before their valets.
[Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur
valets-de-chambre.]

Rarely do they appear great before their valets.
[Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur
valets-de-chambre.]

by Jean De La Bruyere 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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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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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.

'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.

by Zachary Quinto Found in: Heroes Quotes,
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Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person
whatever he says has an read more

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person
whatever he says has an enhanced value.

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Still the race of hero spirits pass the lamp from hand to hand.

Still the race of hero spirits pass the lamp from hand to hand.

by Charles Kingsley 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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