“Where the establishment emphasized humility, prudence, lineage, meritocracy celebrates ambition, achievement, brains&self-betterment” — Christopher Hayes Copy Share Image
Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights. Noblesse oblige. 'To live as one… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
“As they say, with great power comes great responsibility.” “Are you screwin’ with me, man?” Taylor asked bluntly.” — David Estes Copy Share Image
“[I]f you don't feel or look rich, you don't necessarily feel the same sense of obligation that a traditional rich person does… — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
According to an old French motto, Noblesse oblige - one must live up to one's name. The Rothschilds' condition of life has… — Guy de Rothschild Copy Share Image
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Man is by nature a pragmatic materialist, a mechanic, a lover of gadgets and gadgetry; and these are the qualities that characterize… — Elizabeth Gould Davis Copy Share Image
Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
