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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great

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

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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. – Thomas Carlyle

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The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion. – Thomas Carlyle

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I am convinced that a light supper, a good nights sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward. – Lord Chesterfield

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Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion. – Calvin Coolidge

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To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self. – Charles Horton Cooley

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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. – Felix Adler

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