 The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool ; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted and when to be obeyed.  The Atlantic Monthly - Stran 4231870Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Robert S. Friedman - 2000 - 230 strani
...stays with his character throughout the novel, one that is lodged in his opposition of hero and fool. "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed" (p. 640). As readers come to know, Coverdale consists of both the hero and the fool, yet he is not... | |
 | Kerr Cuhulain - 2002 - 292 strani
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 | Ken Clifton - 2005 - 193 strani
...can do is to turn to the source of their heroism and allow God to likewise use us. A Word in Season "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...fool; the truest heroism is, to resist the doubt..."- Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Blithedale Romance [1852], ch.2 Joshua 1:9 "Have not I commanded thee? Be... | |
 | Fred R. Shapiro - 2006 - 1092 strani
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 | Tryon Edwards - 2007 - 724 strani
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 | Eliza Cook - 1852 - 430 strani
...struggle with the doubts already rising in their own minds as to the practicability of their scheme. " For the greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed. Yet, after all, let us acknowledge it wiser, if not more sagacious, to follow out one's day-dream to... | |
 | 1905 - 732 strani
...chapter from The Blithedale Romance for my wife, and paused a bit after the following sentence : — ' The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.' " That's good enough," said I, " for Father Russell's ' Winged Words '—I think I'll send it to him."... | |
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...herself (her heart and gut knowing) up on one and God on the other, she had a tremendous sense of relief. "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...fool. The truest heroism is to resist the doubt." Nathaniel Hawthorne Grace could now look and listen to other people's opinions from a secure place... | |
 | 1904 - 530 strani
...Punctuate the following sentence, and classify it according to form, giving reasons of classification: The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...one may not be going to prove one's self a fool the true heroism is to resist the doubt and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted... | |
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