10 Metaphors for heroisms

The Devil's not so ugly as they paint; He's well with all, compact of courtesy: Real heroism is real piety: Before small truth great falsehoods shrink and faint If pots stain worse than pipkins, it were quaint To charge the pipkins with impurity:

Heroism and hero-worship is the central thought of history from the time of Gideon to the time of Sheridan, and down to our present time.

As I stood watching them all the stupendousness of the times rushed over me that you and I, who have rubbed our noses on historical monuments so often, have chased after emotions on the scenes of past heroism, and applauded mock heroics across the footlights, should be living in days like these, days in which heroism is the common act of every hour.

We are finding out that not only "patriotism is eloquence," but that heroism is gentility.

The heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the cubits warp For fear to be a king.

Heroism and Duty Heroism is the splendid and wonderful triumph of the soul over the flesh; that is to say, over fearthe fear of poverty, suffering, calumny, disease, isolation and death.

and I have answered that the very oppression of our country, the heroism of my people, our resolute will, and the intolerable condition of the European Continent, is an opportunity in itself; but if too cautious men, having too little faith in the destiny of mankind, desire yet another opportunity, there is the prospect of a war between Turkey and Russia.

To his military genius and the heroism of his slender force is due the fact that the southern territory of the United States was not added to the dependencies of Spain.

Heroism and a generous devotion to the common good are the only effective answer to distrust.

Heroism, active or passive, is the lesson taught by this romance, and we know that the author, in his life, illustrated both phases of the quality.

10 Metaphors for  heroisms