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There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
True nobility is exempt from fear.
True nobility is exempt from fear.
His nature is too noble for the world.
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
Or read more
His nature is too noble for the world.
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
Or Jove for's power to thunder.
O lady, nobility is thine, and thy form is the reflection of thy
nature!
O lady, nobility is thine, and thy form is the reflection of thy
nature!
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
The nobility of England, my lord, would have snored through the Sermon on the Mount.
The nobility of England, my lord, would have snored through the Sermon on the Mount.
The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride.
[Lat., Inquinat egregios adjuncta superbia mores.]
The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride.
[Lat., Inquinat egregios adjuncta superbia mores.]
It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for read more
It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for their ignoble ones. For nobility is an occasion for pride, the most treacherous of sentiments.
If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces
the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces
the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
