Constant Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Nobility means strength of character, a word of honor, immovability and mind over matter.

— Anonymous

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

— Riccardo Muti

The River adapts itself to whatever route prove possible, but the river never forgets its one objective: the sea. So fragile at its source,…

— Paulo Coelho

A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is…

— James Anthony Froude

In him converge all previous streams of tendency, not as into a pool, stagnant, passive, motionless, but as a noble river that received its…

— Johannes Brahms

Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble…

— Charles Caleb Colton

The great river follows its own course before joining the vast sea. Likewise, the soul follows equally varied routes and passes through different stages,…

— Andre Luiz Moreira

Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers.

— Charles Kuralt

Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights. Noblesse oblige. 'To live as one likes is…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

In our nation there are two classes of nobility: the law-abiding workers and the law-abiding employers who sustain each other.

— Cullen Hightower

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem

— Jane Porter