Children demand that their heroes should be freckleless, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs...

It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his...

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?