Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Hero

A hero is only known in time of misfortune.Hebrew.

A lean horse and a hero in a strange country each look amiss.Khivese.

A scoundrel is often but an incomplete philosopher, and a ruffian but an unfinished hero.

From a humble cottage a hero often springs.Latin.

No man is a hero in the eyes of his valet.French.

A man must be a hero to understand a hero.Goethe.

One brave hero fans another’s fire.Homer.

One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.Porteus.

The blood which flows from the breast of a hero is sacred and his memory is sweet.Hans Andersen.

The hero does not ask if there be evil omens; he views death as going home.Chinese.

The hero is known on the battle field.Turkish.

There is a line which is impossible even to heroes.

’Tis fortune chiefly that makes heroes.

To be conquered by a hero is an honor.

To believe in the heroic makes heroes.Benjamin Disraeli.