402 Quotes About Heroism



  • Author Jim Butcher
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    No one is an unjust villain in his own mind. Even - perhaps even especially - those who are the worst of us. Some of the cruelest tyrants in history were motivated by noble ideals, or made choices that they would call 'hard but necessary steps' for the good of their nation. We're all the hero of our own story.

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  • Author Lloyd Alexander
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    Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.Once you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.

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  • Author Alan Moore
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    As I see it, part of the art of being a hero is knowing when you don't need to be one anymore.

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  • Author Marissa Meyer
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    Heroism wasn't about what you could do, it was about what you did. It was about who you saved when they needed saving.

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  • Author G. A. HENTY
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    To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness, a readiness to put one's own pleasures aside for that of others, to be courteous to all, kind to those younger than yourself, helpful to your parents, even if helpfulness demands some slight sacrifice of your own pleasure. . .you must remember that these two qualities are the signs of Christian heroism.

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