Lifted from "Heroism", by Emerson.

Jan 24, 2006 09:51

The characteristic of heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits, and starts of generosity. But when you have chosen your part, abide by it, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic. Yet we have the weakness to expect the sympathy of people in ( Read more... )

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its gina, i forgot my lj id again anonymous January 25 2006, 08:04:11 UTC
go strongly in battle oh brave one, for in the battles you gain whats worth fighting for, or realize the fight is worth more than the prize.

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