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There are obligations to nobility.
[Lat., Noblesse oblige.]
There are obligations to nobility.
[Lat., Noblesse oblige.]
Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize
the great.
[It., Il sangue nobile e un read more
Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize
the great.
[It., Il sangue nobile e un accidente della fortuna; le azioni
nobili caratterizzano il grande.]
Noble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds.
Noble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds.
Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die,
But leave us still our old nobility.
Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die,
But leave us still our old nobility.
If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest, Striving with freedom's crown to read more
If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest, Striving with freedom's crown to honor Greece, we died, and here in endless glory rest
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.
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.
Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued read more
Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.
Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise. For the distance is altered, read more
Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise. For the distance is altered, and it is like a deceit of the eye, that when others come on they think themselves go back.