not all heroes wear capes

proverb

Real people are as capable of being heroic as fictional superheroes.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Real people are as capable of being heroic as fictional superheroes.

    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!

    2004, Vickie Girard, There's No Place Like Hope, →ISBN, page 69
    1 more example

    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.

    2014, One Direction Confidential, Barron's, →ISBN, page 58

Origin

From the tendency for superheroes to wear capes.

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Translations

Finnish on olemassa arjenkin sankareita
  • on olemassa arjenkin sankareitaTranslations
Polish nie wszyscy bohaterowie noszą peleryny
  • nie wszyscy bohaterowie noszą pelerynyTranslations
Spanish no todos los héroes llevan capa
  • no todos los héroes llevan capaTranslations
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APA

not all heroes wear capes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20all%20heroes%20wear%20capes

MLA

“not all heroes wear capes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20all%20heroes%20wear%20capes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not all heroes wear capes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20all%20heroes%20wear%20capes.

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