 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 4211870Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 strani
...divergent or opposing views of life and motives of conduct. This seems to be a characteristic attitude: 'The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self u fool; the truest heroism is, to resist the doubt; and the profound??! wisdom to know when it ought... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 724 strani
...is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action. 2426 JC and AW Hare : Guesses at Truth. The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed. 2427 Hawthorne : The Bllthedale Romance. Oh. 2. There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice... | |
 | Lydia Cope Wood - 1890 - 286 strani
...what a fool he is." " He is no fool, nor a muff either," said Logan. " His favorite Hawthorne says, ' The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...one's self a fool ; the truest heroism is to resist that doubt.' Gordon has passed the doubting period," said Warren, looking out across the bare field... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1894 - 514 strani
...life. The better life ! Possibly, it would hardly look so now ; it is enough if it looked so then. 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... | |
 | John Scott Clark - 1898 - 910 strani
...ear, even to the most intimate of friends or the dearest of kindred." — AP Peabody. ILLUSTRATIONS. " 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1899 - 300 strani
...life. The better life! Possibly, it would hardly look so, now ; it is. enough if it looked so then. 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1899 - 364 strani
...life. The better life ! Possibly, it would hardly look so 7 how ; it is enough if it looked so then. 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... | |
 | 1899 - 680 strani
...I saw him [lying, laying] on the floor. (7) He is one of those men who [is, are] sure to be known. "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt...one's self a fool : the truest heroism is to resist that doubt : and the profonndest wisdom is to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed."... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1902 - 508 strani
...life. The better life ! Possibly, it would hardly look so, now ; it is enough if it looked so then. 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... | |
 | Mrs. G. H. Taylor - 1904 - 156 strani
...without ceasing. "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one is not going to make one's self a fool. The truest heroism is to resist the doubt. The profoundest wisdom is to know when we ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed. 20 The mistakes... | |
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