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Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights. Noblesse oblige. 'To live as one likes is plebeian; the noble man aspires to order and law.'
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This page presents the quote "Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights. Noblesse oblige. 'To live as one likes is plebeian; the noble man aspires to order and law.'". Author of this quote is Jose Ortega y Gasset. This quote is about noble man, order, men, likes, law, rights, defined, nobility,.