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 are epidemics of nobleness as well as epidemics of disease.

There are epidemics of nobleness as well as epidemics of disease.

War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples read more

War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it.

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!

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.

Titles are marks of honest men, and wise:
The fool or knave that wears a title lies.

Titles are marks of honest men, and wise:
The fool or knave that wears a title lies.

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.

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.