not all heroes wear capes

English

Etymology

From the tendency for superheroes to wear capes.

Proverb

not all heroes wear capes

1. Real people are as capable of being heroic as fictional superheroes.
   • 2004, Vickie Girard, There's No Place Like Hope‎^[1], →ISBN, page 69:

     I don't believe that heroes are extraordinary people— I believe they are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. This is a wonderful lesson for adults and children. Not all heroes wear capes!

   • 2014, One Direction Confidential‎^[2], Barron's, →ISBN, page 58:

     Everywhere they go, every step they take and no matter who they are with, the band's fans are beside them in spirit and in their hearts, making signs up with slogans such as "You're proof that not all heroes wear capes!" and turning up at venues where the band are recording, rehearsing, or performing.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: on olemassa arjenkin sankareita
• Polish: nie wszyscy bohaterowie noszą peleryny
• Spanish: no todos los héroes llevan capa