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.