nobility Quotes

Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god.

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.