The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts.
We thank thee for this opportunity to show our love for these heroes who have accomplished such wonders for the beloved United States, which was founded by noble and inspired men.
Call it Camelot's revenge: the class of court scribes who made it their profession to uphold a make-believe version of America free of conflict and ruled by noble men helped Nixon get away with it for so long - because, after all, America was ruled by noble men.
Why gentyllmen in this present time be not equall in doctrine to the ancient noble men
Typical in most ages is the view that the current generation is not at a par with those that came before.
Noble and wise men once believed in the music of the spheres: noble and wise men still continue to believe in the "moral significance of existence." But one day even this sphere-music will no longer be audible to them! They will wake up and take note that their ears were dreaming.
I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone.
No noble man ever hated good wine.
Men who live valiantly and die nobly have a strength and a courage from the eternal Father.
We see in tragedy the noblest men, after a long conflict and suffering, finally renounce forever all the pleasure of life and the aims till then pursued so keenly, or cheerfully and willingly give up life itself.
For my own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men.
If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone.
Never underestimate the capacity of noble young men to do incredibly foolish things for perfectly good reasons.
Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.