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.

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.

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.

Ay, these look like the workmanship of heaven;
This is the porcelain clay of human kind,
And read more

Ay, these look like the workmanship of heaven;
This is the porcelain clay of human kind,
And therefore cast into these noble moulds.

Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!

Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!

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.]

Whoe'er amidst the sons
Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,
Displays distinguished merit, is a noble
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Whoe'er amidst the sons
Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,
Displays distinguished merit, is a noble
Of Nature's own creating.

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

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.