Contradiction Quote by Ernest Becker

Heroism works in contradiction to the voice of mankind and in contradiction, for a time, to the voice of the great and good. Heroism…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

— Calvin Coolidge

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be…

— Jeff Cooper

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

— James Geary

The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as…

— Angus Wilson

Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Heroism is all about discovering our purpose of life, exercising the Power of ONE and affirming the Power of Intent which we are all…

— Jeroninio Almeida

Whatever excites the spirit of contradiction is capable of producing the last effects of heroism; which is only the highest pitch of obstinacy, in…

— William Hazlitt

Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In my opinion, actual heroism, like actual love, is a messy, painful, vulnerable business—and I wanted to try to reflect that.

— John Green

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

— Thomas Carlyle