"A hero is a man who does what…" — Romain Rolland
"A hero is a man who does what he can."
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38 Quotes by Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland has 38 quotes on this site.
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Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone…
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There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.
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If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a…
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Let us return to our eagle's nest in the Himalayas. It is waiting for us, for it is ours, eaglets…
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Take possession of the air, submit the elements, penetrate the last redoubts of nature, make space retreat, make death retreat.
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You desire a popular art? Begin by having a "people" whose minds are liberated, a people not crushed by misery…
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If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have…
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I would rather have this life of combat than the moral calm and mournful stupor of these last years. God…
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You are a vain fellow. You want to be a hero. That is why you do such silly things. A…
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All these young millionaires were anarchists, of course: when a man possesses everything it is the supreme luxury for him…
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It is not peace that I seek, but life.
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If there is one place on the face of the earth where all the dreams of living men have found…
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More Acceptance Quotes
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
— Aristotle
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Confine yourself to the present.
— Marcus Aurelius
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
— Francis Bacon
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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort…
— Alan Ball
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
— Honore de Balzac
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The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.
— Pierre Bayle
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
— Melody Beattie
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To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
— Josh Billings
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I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of…
— Jacqueline Bisset
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It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate…
— H. P. Blavatsky
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