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Bk. XI, l. 393.
The Prelude (1799-1805)
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“Noble be man,
Helpful and good!
For that alone
Sets hims apart
From every other creature
On earth.”
Das Göttliche (The Divine) (1783)
Sonnet IV
Sonnets (1844)
“It is noble to be shy, illustrious not to know how to act, great not to have a gift for living.”
Ibid., p. 86
The Book of Disquiet
Original: É nobre ser tímido, ilustre não saber agir, grande não ter jeito para viver.
“Every noble crown is, and on earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.”
Bk. III, ch. 7.
1840s, Past and Present (1843)
“Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.”
Book III, 1280b.30–1281a.3
Politics
Context: A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange.... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.