Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic.

Heroism feels and never reasons and is therefore always right.

Man is a piece of the universe made alive.

There is no eloquence without a man behind it.