Plutarch
Philosopher, Historian
"It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything."
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Noble Man
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Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed."
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
"The noble man honours in himself the powerful one, him also who has power over himself, who knows how to speak and how to keep silence, who takes pleasure in subjecting himself to severity and hardness, and has reverence for all that is severe and hard."
Sophocles
Playwright, Philosopher
"When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death? Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said."
Sophocles
Playwright, Philosopher
"Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death--what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well."
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"How much reverence has a noble man for his enemies!--and such reverence is a bridge to love.--For he desires his enemy for himself, as his mark of distinction; he can endure no other enemy than one in whom there is nothing to despise and very much to honor! In contrast to this, picture "the enemy" as the man of ressentiment conceives him--and here precisely is his deed, his creation: he has conceived "the evil enemy," "the Evil One," and this in fact is his basic concept, from which he then evolves, as an afterthought and pendant, a "good one"--himself!"
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"A noble man is led far by woman's gentle words. [Ger., Ein edler Mann wird durch ein gutes Wort Der Frauen weit gefuhrt.]"
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"For my own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men."
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"A noble man is led by woman's gentle words."
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"Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man Still to remember wrongs?"
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"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs,” sighed George, patting the heading of the map. “We owe them so much.” “Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of law-breakers,” said Fred solemnly."
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