29 Section! Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it: (4) The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts or generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common or the common the heroic. Yet we have the weakness to expect the sympathy of people in those actions whose excellence is that they outrun sympathy and appeal to a tardy justice, If you would serve your brother, because it is fit for you to serve him, do not take back your words when you find that prudent people do not commend you. Be true to your own act, and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant, and broken the monotony of a decorous age. It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do." 30 Questions: When should we congratulate ourselves? What is the common weakness in all men? What guidance is given to young men about heroism? Give other words for - 'late', 'modest' from the paragraph. 28. 29. 30. 31. -give other words for late and modest from the paragraph
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Some common synonyms of modest are chaste, decent, and pure.
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