The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic."

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Abide	Characteristic	Common	Fits
Generosity	Genuine	Great	Heroic
Heroism	Impulses	Persistency	Reconcile
Resolved	Starts	Wandering	Weakly
World	Yourself

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