This was the noblest Roman of them all.
All the conspirators save only he
Did that they read more

This was the noblest Roman of them all.
All the conspirators save only he
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;
He, only in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.

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! 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

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.]

Fond man! though all the heroes of your line
Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine
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Fond man! though all the heroes of your line
Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine
In proud display; yet take this truth from me--
Virtue alone is true nobility!

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.

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.

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.]

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.