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| A true nobleman would prefer rags to patched clothing. Spanish. | 1 |
| Better not be at all than not be noble. Tennyson. | 2 |
| Born to consume the fruits of the earth. (Fruges consumere nati.) | 3 |
| Do not make a difference between the noble and ignoble. Hindu. | 4 |
| He is ignoble who disgraces his brave ancestors by a vicious life. | 5 |
| He is noble that hath noble conditions. | 6 |
| He is noble who performs noble deeds. Dutch. | 7 |
| He is of the twice ten thousand for whom earth was made. | 8 |
| He is of true nobility, his father went to the chase with a pair of oxen. German. | 9 |
| It is a reproach to be the first gentleman of his race, but it is a greater to be the last. | 10 |
Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die,
But give us back our old nobility. Lord John Manners. | 11 |
| Nobility consists in virtue. Don Quixote. | 12 |
| Nobility has its obligations. (Noblesse oblige.) | 13 |
| Nobility is nothing but ancient riches, and money is the world’s idol. | 14 |
| Nobility remains noble. Hans Andersen. | 15 |
| Piety, prudence, wit, and civility are the elements of true nobility. German. | 16 |
| The more noble the more humble. | 17 |
| There never were fewer nobles than when all would be so. Danish. | 18 |
| ’Tis only noble to be good. Tennyson. | 19 |
| To be of noble parentage and not to be endowed with noble qualities is rather a defamation than a glory. | 20 |
| True nobility is exempt from fear. Shakespeare. | 21 |
| True nobility is invulnerable. French. | 22 |
| ’Twas virtue only at first made all men noble. Ben Jonson. | 23 |
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