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A noble pair of brothers.
[Lat., Par nobile fratum.]
A noble pair of brothers.
[Lat., Par nobile fratum.]
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.
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
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.
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.
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
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.
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
Be noble in every thought
And in every deed!
