Being a hero Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson Download Open image “The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being a hero Common Hero Heroic Heroism Inspirational Love Reconcile
Elements of the heroic exist in almost every individual: it is only the felicitous development of them all in one that is rare. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
“Heroes may be less than heroic, while the common man saves the day.” — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Admitting we're not heroic is when we're the most heroic of all” — John Dorian- scrubs Copy Share Image
We don't relate to her too much because you don't want the heroic character to not be heroic. — Radha Mitchell Copy Share Image
“To be heroic does not have to mean possessing the ability to stand against the evils of the world, either well or successfully, but… — Mike Alsford Copy Share Image
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb. — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
The heroic man does not pose; he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Coal lay in ledges under the ground since the Flood, until a laborer with pick and windlass brings it to the surface. We may… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I wouldn't mind being a hero to a kid. I grew up idolizing players, so I know how important that is for a lot… — Johnny Damon Copy Share Image
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes over night. Just… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I need a hero to save my life I need a hero just in time Save me just in time Who's gonna fight for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I want to give you something.” He slid the ring off his finger. “Up until this week, I’ve never wanted anything more in my… — Scott Speer Copy Share Image
If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly. And we'd… — Robert Bolt Copy Share Image
Nine! The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. Ten! If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If… — Billy Sunday Copy Share Image
What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain? — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell stories about women's struggles. And I said yes, but at the… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image