To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of prudence, in the plenitude of its energy and power to repair the harms it may suffer. The hero is a mind of such balance that no disturbances can shake his will...
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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