John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9640 Henri Fr&eauted&eauteri Amiel 1821-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9640 |
| AUTHOR: | Henri Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say over fear: fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of illness, of loneliness and of death. There is no real piety without heroism. Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Journal. |