Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Heroism Quotes

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

In life, you're going to be left out, talked about, lied to and used. But...

In life, you're going to be left out, talked about, lied to and used. But...

I am always saying 'Glad to have met you.' to somebody I'm not at all...

I am always saying 'Glad to have met you.' to somebody I'm not at all...