Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them

Quote by Susanne Curchod Necker

Topics: Fortune Quotes

The quarrels of lovers are like summer showers that leave the country more verdant and...

The quarrels of lovers are like summer showers that leave the country more verdant and...

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

We couldn't all be cowboys, some of us are clowns. Some of us are dancers...

We couldn't all be cowboys, some of us are clowns. Some of us are dancers...

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

There comes a time when you have to be your own hero. Because sometimes, the...

There comes a time when you have to be your own hero. Because sometimes, the...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans)...

Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans)...

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

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

The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming,...

The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming,...

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.