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To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self.
Charles Horton Cooley
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"To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self."
— Charles Horton Cooley

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To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self. — Charles Horton Cooley

About Charles Horton Cooley

Charles Horton Cooley was a Sociologist from United States (1864–1929).

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This quote is attributed to Charles Horton Cooley, a Sociologist from United States.
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Charles Horton Cooley lived from 1864 – 1929.