Heroism Quotes

373 Heroism quotes by 280 unique authors

The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama, competition, camaraderie & heroism — Fred Lebow
Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons. — Mira Grant
The future of modern society depends much more on the quiet heroism of the very few who are inspired by God. These few will greatly… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon. — George A. Sheehan
It is in the book of man, not the book of god, that we must look for examples of heroism, love, pity, justice, truth, honor,… — M. M. Mangasarian
In private places, among sordid objects, an act of truth or heroism seems at once to draw to itself the sky as its temple, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism. — Johan Huizinga
Courage doesn't always involve physical heroism in the face of death. It doesn't always require giant leaps worthy of celebration. Sometimes, courage is the willingness… — Seth Godin
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's… — Woodrow Wilson
What can I do now? What am I to become? How can I live in this world I'm condemned to but can't endure? They couldn't… — Anna Kavan
It requires philosophy and heroism to rise above the opinion of the wise men of all nations and races. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Heroism is a matter of integrity--beco ming more and more at each step ourselves. — Joseph Campbell
Men have said that the cross of Christ was not a heroic thing, but I want to tell you that the cross of Jesus Christ… — John G. Lake
When you confuse personal love and cosmic heroism you are bound to fail in both spheres. The impossibility of the heroism undermines the love, even… — Ernest Becker
To be connected with the church is to be associated with scoundrels, warmongers, fakes, child-molesters, murderers, adulterers, and hypocrites of every description. It also, at… — Ronald Rolheiser
I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind. — Gene Siskel
Men have their virtues and their vices, their heroisms and their perversities; men are neither wholly good nor wholly bad, but possess and practice all… — Napoleon Bonaparte
How do they manage to go on living?.....By loving life. And-in spite of everything-by loving God. By having enough faith to start over again and… — Naomi Ragen
In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that - how do you single out one person? There were… — Robert Muller
Those persons who are burning to display heroism may rest assured that the course of social evolution will offer them every opportunity. — Havelock Ellis
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes… — William J. Clinton
The chief business of the nation, as a nation, is the setting up of heroes, mainly bogus. — H. L. Mencken
Every hero is a Samson. The strong man succumbs to the intrigues of the weak and the many; and if in the end he loses… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The hero is suffered to be himself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Heroism works in contradiction to the voice of mankind and in contradiction, for a time, to the voice of the great and good. Heroism is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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