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As the master so the valet. (Like master, like man.)
[Fr., Fel maltre, tel valet.]
As the master so the valet. (Like master, like man.)
[Fr., Fel maltre, tel valet.]
The idol of to-day pushes the hero of yesterday out of our
recollection, and will, in turn, be supplanted read more
The idol of to-day pushes the hero of yesterday out of our
recollection, and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor
of to-morrow.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person
whatever he says has an read more
Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person
whatever he says has an enhanced value.
The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great read more
The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great are jails,
And head-winds right for royal sails.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
To a valet no man is a hero.
[Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]
To a valet no man is a hero.
[Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]
We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.
We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.
'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.