James Anthony Froude Quotes

The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

James Anthony Froude

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• The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

  

  James Anthony Froude
  • Beauty
  • Self
  • Nobility