It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.
To a valet no man is a hero.
It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his equals.
One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.
He is happy as well as great who needs neither to obey nor to command in order to be something.
The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.
To a valet no man is a hero. [Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]
Nobody, they say, is a hero to his valet. Of course; for a man must be a hero to understand a hero. The valet, I dare say, has great respect for some person of his own stamp.