Tell me about your master.” I nod. “He is eighth in line to the throne, the son of–”“ No, no, ” Caspida interrupts irritably. “Tell me what he is like.”“ He is a gambler, ” I say. There is no point in lying about these things. “He is bold, but reckless. Brave, but impetuous. A man who . . holds grudges.” Pausing, I finish in a whisper, “He would risk his life to save someone else, without even thinking twice.” Caspida turns her head a bit, interest growing in her eyes. “And he sets out on a mad voyage and sails straight into a nest of jinn.”“ My master is noble, ” I say with a smile, “but I made no suggestions as to his intelligence. . Jessica Khoury
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Sarah Dessen
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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JeanJacques Rousseau
Love as a passion–it is our European specialty–must absolutely be of noble origin; as is well known, its invention is due to the Provencal poet-cavaliers, those brilliant, ingenious men of the "gai saber, " to whom Europe owes so much, and almost owes itself.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice.
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Criss Jami
Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.
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