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Heroism Quotes by William James
- What excites and interests the looker-on at life, what the romances and the statues celebrate, and the grim civic monuments remind us of, is the…
- Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism. In heroism, we feel, life's supreme mystery is…
- Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism. In heroism, we feel, life's supreme mystery is…
More Heroism Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
- A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell
- Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on… — John McCain
- Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man. — Ayn Rand
- A hero is a man who does what he can. — Romain Rolland
- To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. — Richard Thompson