Who said “Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.”?

Disputed

It's credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but no reliable source from their lifetime has been found.

What the research foundNo reliable early source found for Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Evidence: Wikiquote · How we check

Source checked · Something wrong? Report a correction

Authors A–Z

Cite this quote

APA

“Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.” [Quotation attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson]. (n.d.). Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2221-heroism-feels-and-never-reasons-and-therefore-is/

MLA

“Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2221-heroism-feels-and-never-reasons-and-therefore-is/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

“Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2221-heroism-feels-and-never-reasons-and-therefore-is/.

Related quotes

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
— Winston Churchill
VerifiedSpeech in the House of Commons, also known as "The Few", made on 20 August 1940. However Churchill first made his comment, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" to General Hastings Ismay as they got into their car to leave RAF Uxbridge on 16 August 1940 after… · evidenceDetails & citeHeroes and Heroism

More quotes by Emerson

All 693 Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes →