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Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received. ↗

— Horatio Alger

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. ↗

— Aristotle

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'Tis nobler to lose honor to save the lives of men than it is to gain honor by taking them. ↗

— David Borenstein

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If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. ↗

— James Bovard

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When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it. ↗

— Amos Alonzo Stagg

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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. ↗

— Ralph Bunche

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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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