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"You're noble enough, Baudelaires. That's all we can ask for in this world."
"Everybody can do something. Anyone can do anything, but, it takes an understanding of real freedom to know do's and don'ts and the essence of do's and don'ts'. Nobility knows rules, nobility understands rules, and nobility recognizes the real reasons of staying within the border lines of rules that uphold dignity as a sacred responsibility. Nobility least do things anyhow, anywhere and anytime."
"The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others."
"I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility."
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"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
"Ji Wenzi always thought thrice before acting. Hearing this the Master said, "Twice is enough."
"For this reason the gentleman will employ a man on a distant mission and observe his degree of loyalty, will employ him close at hand and observe his degree of respect. He will hand him troublesome affairs and observe how well he manages them, will suddenly ask his advice and observe how wisely he answers. He will exact some difficult promise from him and see how well he keeps it, turn over funds to him and see with what benevolence he dispenses them, inform him of the danger he is in and note how faithful he is to his duties. He will get him drunk with wine and observe how well he handles himself, place him in mixed company and see what effect beauty has upon him. By applying these nine tests, you may determine who is the unworthy man."
"The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear."
"If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer."
"Knowing it does not compare with loving it, loving it does not compare with delighting in it."
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