| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Hero |
| | | A hero is only known in time of misfortune. Hebrew. | 1 |
| A lean horse and a hero in a strange country each look amiss. Khivese. | 2 |
| A scoundrel is often but an incomplete philosopher, and a ruffian but an unfinished hero. | 3 |
| From a humble cottage a hero often springs. Latin. | 4 |
| No man is a hero in the eyes of his valet. French. | 5 |
| A man must be a hero to understand a hero. Goethe. | 6 |
| One brave hero fans another’s fire. Homer. | 7 |
| One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. Porteus. | 8 |
| The blood which flows from the breast of a hero is sacred and his memory is sweet. Hans Andersen. | 9 |
| The hero does not ask if there be evil omens; he views death as going home. Chinese. | 10 |
| The hero is known on the battle field. Turkish. | 11 |
| There is a line which is impossible even to heroes. | 12 |
| ’Tis fortune chiefly that makes heroes. | 13 |
| To be conquered by a hero is an honor. | 14 |
| To believe in the heroic makes heroes. Benjamin Disraeli. | 15 | | |
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