Noble Lords

Famous quotes containing the words noble and/or lords:

“New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.”
—Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)

“[I]n Great-Britain it is said that their constitution relies on the house of commons for honesty, and the lords for wisdom; which would be a rational reliance if honesty were to be bought with money, and if wisdom were hereditary.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)