Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger

Summary

This quote relates to the notion that individuals who possess exceptional privileges, power, or resources have a moral obligation to use them for the benefit of others. Noblesse oblige, which translates to "nobility obliges," suggests that those in positions of influence are inherently responsible for practicing greater acts of benevolence and giving back to society due to their elevated social status. It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging one's advantages and using them in a way that supports and uplifts those who are less fortunate.

Topics

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if m

He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if most are made up.

You can't do four movies and be good to everybody and be fly

You can't do four movies and be good to everybody and be flying all night and shooting all day with a different wig and then be going to sing on Broadway without feeling a little tired. You endlessly feel you're letting somebody down.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is

Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptil

It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? for the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood is gone; life itself is gone. That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop. Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming. Growth of the soul, growth of the mind.

Vita SackvilleWest

Authors & Writing

If this obstacle is from Thee, Lord, I accept it; but if it

If this obstacle is from Thee, Lord, I accept it; but if it is from Satan, I refuse him and all his works in the name of Calvary.

Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant

Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant. Cutbacks, pay cuts and layoffs do not make anyone's job easy. But that does not mean that the humor need stop.

To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him t

To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.

I never trusted the women i was involved with to tell the tr

I never trusted the women i was involved with to tell the truth,because the truth never changes,but as i knew so well,people did.I knew it wasn't everyone,some women did have staying power,but it was impossible to tell which ones they were.Women should have come labelled-it would have made life so much simpler.

Life Love Women

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinc

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.

We have to be thankful considering our number as a family we

We have to be thankful considering our number as a family we enjoy very good health generally but you may be sure me and my partner have quite enough to exercise our minds and occupy our attention.

America wants its respect.

America wants its respect.