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Noble

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


For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. - Plato.


How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day. – Anne Frank.


In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. – Aristotle.


Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity, sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality. – Socrates.


The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. - Plato.


To entrust to chance what is greatest and most noble would be a very defective arrangement. – Aristotle.


To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. – Aristotle.


We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea. – Aristotle.


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