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    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.

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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.]

by Goldoni Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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His nature is too noble for the world.
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
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His nature is too noble for the world.
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
Or Jove for's power to thunder.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Bolt Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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A noble soul alone can noble souls attract;
And knows alone, as ye, to hold them.
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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.]

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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.

by Rebecca West Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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Noble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds.

Noble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds.

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Better not to be at all
Than not to be noble.

Better not to be at all
Than not to be noble.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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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.

by Edward Young Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Nobility Quotes,
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