The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.

Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.

All actual heroes are essential men, / And all men possible heroes...

All actual heroes are essential men, / And all men possible heroes...

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

An ignorance of means may minister To greatness, but an ignorance of aims Make it...

An ignorance of means may minister To greatness, but an ignorance of aims Make it...

I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless; That only men incredulous of despair, half-taught in...

I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless; That only men incredulous of despair, half-taught in...

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach

Since when was genius found respectable?

Since when was genius found respectable?

And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword....

And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword....

People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just...

People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just...

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...

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

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...

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

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

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

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

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)...

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

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

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we...

We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we...