“The Life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets. Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second.” LifeFirstsWorkPoetHeroicGreat WorkJohnsonOratorsBiographers Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.” LifeMaySportsChallengesHeroShapesSuperiorsCombatHeroicHeroismBeing A HeroTrue Hero Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness.” LifeLawLife IsHalfAcceptingMysteryLessonsDrivenTragicHeroicAgain And AgainHelplessness Book:Measure of My Days Source: Measure of My Days
“Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.” LifeLawUniverseStruggleHeroIncreaseConstantThriveHeroicEntropyLaws Of Life Author:Vaclav Havel
“Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.” LoveLifeHappinessSuccessPoliticalPoliticsAttitudeMoralFamilyEffectsHeroGainsVisibleProtestSignificanceHeroicDisobedienceNo Hope Author:Vaclav Havel