Thaddeus Stevens

Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.

American Politician

James T. Walsh

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

Joaquin Phoenix

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something.

American Actor

Ron Howard

Anything that stimulates the public's imagination about the nobility and the importance of space exploration is something that I'm very excited to be a part of.

American Director

Jose Ortega y Gasset

There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.

Spanish Philosopher

Benito Mussolini

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.

Italian Politician

Rebecca West

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

Irish Author

Richie Sambora

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

American Musician

Albert Camus

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

French Philosopher

Solon

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Greek Statesman

The term is often used in historical contexts related to medieval Europe or monarchies.

Historical Usage

Nobility often implies a status handed down by family lineage, not earned by merit.

Inherited Status

Nobility can vary greatly in different cultures, with unique titles and roles.

Cultural Tradition

‘Nobility’ can refer to high moral qualities and ideals, such as honor and selflessness.

Moral Quality

Used to express admiration for someone's character, especially during hardships.

Admiration Context

Suggests a quality to aspire to; often used to motivate or inspire people.

Aspirational Tone

This sense of 'nobility' stresses public acknowledgment of one's elevated status or achievements.

Social Recognition

Unlike inherited nobility, this reflects a rank due to personal achievements, like in modern day awards.

Merit-based Rank

 if they could go someplace they don't really want to get off the internet they don't want to get away from video games the people in this room I would argue are some of the most important people in this entire city right now and none of them come to work at Geographic without feeling that sense of obligation and nobility here the fact is Geographic has

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 if you go back a few hundred years all around the world it was a very closed society was agrarian and the means of production and political system was called feudalism and knowledge was concentrated in the church and and the nobility people didn't know about things there was no concept of progress you

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 is a positive one, and it's towards openness. If you go back a few hundred years, all around the world it was a very closed society. It was agrarian, and the means of production and political system was called feudalism, and knowledge was concentrated in the church and the nobility.

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 a kind of gentleman's club populated mainly by antiquarians, literary men and the nobility. The members of the philosophical breakfast club helped form a number of new scientific societies, including the British Association. These new societies required

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 raiding rivals was just part of nomadic life at the time. Timur was not born into a ruling family, so he had to prove his worth through daring and horsemanship. He was hardly a commoner. Timur’s family was minor nobility.

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 were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such rituals were commonplace for European nobility. And while they've gone out of fashion, we recognize the components under a familiar ballet.

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 she becomes a psychological subject. Her eye contact and slightly parted lips, as if she is about to say something, draw us into her gaze. Traditional subjects of portraiture were often nobility or religious figures.

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 a military stronghold, or a retreat for nobility. The site's geographic layout may be significant in another way. Many of both the manmade and natural structures appear to align with astronomical events.

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 into unified states. In fact, long after the Empire, Genghis Khan's descendants could be found among the ruling nobility all over Eurasia." "Not surprising that a tyrant would inspire further tyrants."

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 the world born into nobility growing into a beauty she was chosen by the Pharaoh Akhenaten to be his bride their love became the stuff of legend