On some such night as this she remembered promising to herself to live as brave and noble a life as any heroine she ever read or heard of in romance, a life sans peur et sans reproche; it had seemed to her then that she had only to will, and such a life would be accomplished. And now she had learnt that not only to will, but also to pray, was a necessary condition in the truly heroic. Trusting to herself, she had fallen.
Elizabeth GaskellStichwörter: wisdom strength brave prayer noble heroic individual-will
I was like you once, long time ago. I believed in the dignity of man. Decency. Humanity. But I was lucky. I found out the truth early, boy.
And what is the truth, Stark?
It's all very simple. There's no such thing as the dignity of man. Man is a base, pathetic and vulgar animal.
Stichwörter: man human dignity animal noble
He was a strong and noble lord with piercing eyes of grey.
He sat upon his noble throne shining like the dawn.
His sword flashed like the brightest star.
He led our people well.
Yet here and now he lays in blood pierced with arrows.
He was the friend of many knights.
He loved the warrior games.
His heart was won by a lady fair for marriage they did wait.
A kindly prince, his duty carried him to another's bed.
And on her death true love returned, finally they wed.
He felt the grief of children lost to murder and to pain.
I was the youngest of his blood.
I'll never be the same.
Here lays my father and my lord.
I know not what to say.
Except my father and my lord was slain here on this day.
Here lays my father and my lord.
I know not what to say.
Except my father and my lord was slain here on this day….
Stichwörter: murder tribute song medieval lament king princess noble ballad knight dirge slain kendric
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
PlutarchStichwörter: risk everything deeds noble great good-man
Robert Ingersoll's character was as nearly perfect as it is possible for the character of mortal man to be... none sweeter or nobler had ever blessed the world. The example of his life was of more value to posterity than all the sermons that were ever written on the doctrine of original sin... The genius for humor and wit and satire of a Voltaire, a wide amplitude of imagination, and a greatness of heart and brain that placed him upon an equal footing with the greatest thinkers of antiquity. He stands, at the close of his career, the first great reformer of the age.
{Thomas' words at the funeral of the great Robert Ingersoll}
Stichwörter: humor imagination life man satire genius wit admiration character respect honor praise value perfect perfection sweet mortal voltaire example noble posterity blessing original-sin sermons ingersoll robert-g-ingersoll robert-green-ingersoll robert-ingersoll greatest antiquity bless reformer
It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right --especially when one is right.
Friedrich NietzscheStichwörter: nietzsche wrong right life-lessons noble
No despotism, no privileged monopolies, no police societies, no divine rights of the emirs or feudal landlords or shady priests and sheikhs. All had the same equal footing—the rich and the poor, the noble and the common.
Rami OllaikStichwörter: rich rights poor despotism noble divine monopoly priests common emirs feudality footing landlords police-society sheikhs
What you admire in others will develop in yourself. Therefore, to love the ordinary in anyone is to become ordinary, while to love the noble and the lofty in all minds is to grow into the likeness of that which is noble and lofty.
Christian D. LarsonStichwörter: admire noble develop lofty
Too many disciples neglect their thorn-like qualities. For instance: Opting for singleness doesn't count if you can't attract a mate. Patience doesn't count if you are too cowardly to defend what is right. Forgiveness doesn't count if the offender never respected you enough to ask for it. Don't label your character flaws as noble sacrifices.
Michael Ben ZehabeStichwörter: patience forgiveness respect sacrifice noble righteous disciple
Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is; it is anticipating how it will be perceived.
Shannon L. AlderStichwörter: wisdom life intelligence happiness love philosophy integrity soul stories communication religion evolution authors actions novels wise games scholars choices confusion misunderstandings letting-go noble intent helpful parables wars walking-away clarification true-self direct fights retreating mixed-signals being-direct not-helpful reading-between-the-lines right-reasons
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