Noblemen

Nathaniel Parker Willis Writer

"Nature's noblemen are everywhere,--in town and out of town, gloved and rough-handed, rich and poor. Prejudice against a lord, because he is a lord, is losing the chance of finding a good fellow, as much as prejudice against a ploughman because he is a ploughman."

George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic

"Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer."

Francis Bacon Philosopher, Statesman

"I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God reward him. If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly, as a nobleman should do."