Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 107
s the spirit of the hero, and not hisacts, we should envy. A heroic act done for the sake ofdisplay and admiration is not worth doing. In truth, itceases to be heroic. Such motives fail in the momentof emergency, where true courage will stand firm. Hero-ism never counts the cost of the act. Love,… … A HEADING FOR NOVEMBER. MARJORIE T. HOOD, AGE 13.(WINNER OF FORMER PRIZES.) & Surely the best preparation for deeds of heroism is todo cheerfully and to the best of our abilities our every-dayduty—the tasks that lie nearest, dull and irksome thoughthey be, and as countless in number as the tiny…
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