The emancipation of the scholars and scientists from philosophy is according to [Nietzsche] only a part of the democratic movement, i.e. of… — Leo Strauss 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
Words have their own hierarchy, their own protocol, their own artistic titles, their own plebeian stigmas. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Val, I'm on Bourbon—” “I will not venture down that street of crass iniquities and plebeian horror, Acheron. It is the cesspit… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
The modern picture of the artist began to form: The poor, but free spirit, plebeian but aspiring only to be classless, to… — Thomas Wolfe Copy Share Image
A statue lies hid in a block of marble, and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter and… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
PLEBEIAN, n. An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained nothing but his hands. Distinguished from the Patrician, who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on… — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
Pride is a fault that great men blush not to own: it is the ennobled offspring of self-love; though, it must be… — Joanna Baillie Copy Share Image
There is a rabble among the gentry as well as the commonalty; a sort of plebeian heads whose fancy moves with the… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again — Paula Cole Copy Share Image
Ask creative people where they get their ideas, and they will roll their eyes. It's the most common question, but it's also… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
Val- I’m on Bourbon– (Acheron) I will not venture down that street of crass iniquities and plebeian horror, Acheron. It is the… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the… — David Hume Copy Share Image
