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The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire
The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire
A noble soul alone can noble souls attract;
And knows alone, as ye, to hold them.
[Ger., read more
A noble soul alone can noble souls attract;
And knows alone, as ye, to hold them.
[Ger., Ein edler Mensch zieht edle Menschen an,
Und weiss sie fest zu halten, wie ihr thut.]
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.
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!
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.]
Be noble! and the nobleness that lies
In other men, sleeping, but never dead,
Will rise in read more
Be noble! and the nobleness that lies
In other men, sleeping, but never dead,
Will rise in majesty to meet thine own.
Be noble! And the nobleness that lies in other men, sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet read more
Be noble! And the nobleness that lies in other men, sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet thine own
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.
