--- title: "7 Acts Heroism Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Acts Heroism quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Acts Heroism sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charles-dickens-34_every-day_there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles_238260.jpg" --- > [“there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in it - even in many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles-great-sacrifices-of-self-and/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charles-dickens-34_every-day_there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles_238260.jpg) > [“Acts of heroism are easy—becoming a hero is a bitch.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-johnson/acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero-is-a-bitch/) [Adam Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/adam-johnson-7721_hero_acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero_591960.png) > [Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-solitary-acts-of-heroism-though/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/mahatma-gandhi-23_acts-of-heroism_freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-sol_598145.jpg) > [However much of time, labor, or other means it takes to establish a reputation, it frequently happens that it requires nearly as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-nestell-bovee/however-much-of-time-labor-or-other-means-it-takes-to-establish-a/) [Christian Nestell Bovee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-nestell-bovee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/christian-nestell-bovee-1003_acts-of-heroism_however-much-of-time-labor-or-other-mean_943132.png) > [“On the Gallows Once Kofi Awoonor I crossed quite a few of your rivers, my gods, into this plain where thirst reigns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-awoonor/on-the-gallows-once-kofi-awoonor-i-crossed-quite-a-few-of-your-rivers/) [Kofi Awoonor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-awoonor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/kofi-awoonor-59295_love_on-the-gallows-once-kofi-awoonor-i-cross_1447596.jpg) > [In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that - how do you single out one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mueller/in-the-context-of-september-11-there-were-so-many-that-lost-their/) [Robert Mueller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mueller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/robert-mueller-11191_agents_in-the-context-of-september-11-there-wer_2735358.jpg) > [“I'm not the girl who inspires men to commit acts of heroism. In real life those girls speak much more quietly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becca-wilhite/i-m-not-the-girl-who-inspires-men-to-commit-acts-of-heroism-in-real/) Becca Wilhite [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/becca-wilhite-80416_heroism_i-m-not-the-girl-who-inspires-men-to-com_3132337.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acts-heroism/#itemlist", "name": "Acts Heroism Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in it - even in many of its apparent lightnesses and contradictions - not the less difficult to achieve, because they have no earthly chronicle or audience - done every day in nooks and corners, and in little households, and in men's and women's hearts - any one of which might reconcile the sternest man to such a world, and fill him with belief and hope in it”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Dickens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles-great-sacrifices-of-self-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charles-dickens-34_every-day_there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles_238260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charles-dickens-34_every-day_there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles_238260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charles-dickens-34_every-day_there-are-quiet-victories-and-struggles_238260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in it - even…” — Charles Dickens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Acts of heroism are easy—becoming a hero is a bitch.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-johnson/acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero-is-a-bitch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/adam-johnson-7721_hero_acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero_591960.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/adam-johnson-7721_hero_acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero_591960.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/adam-johnson-7721_hero_acts-of-heroism-are-easy-becoming-a-hero_591960.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acts of heroism are easy—becoming a hero is a bitch.” — Adam Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mahatma Gandhi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-solitary-acts-of-heroism-though/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/mahatma-gandhi-23_acts-of-heroism_freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-sol_598145.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/mahatma-gandhi-23_acts-of-heroism_freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-sol_598145.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/mahatma-gandhi-23_acts-of-heroism_freedom-of-a-nation-cannot-be-won-by-sol_598145.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by…” — Mahatma Gandhi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "However much of time, labor, or other means it takes to establish a reputation, it frequently happens that it requires nearly as much to maintain it. One who has written a good book, is expected on all occasions to \"talk like a book.\" Or, if one has achieved an act of heroism, he is expected to perform acts of heroism for the edification of all who approach him. 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