Historians explain why men in old-timey portraits always had one hand in their vest or coat

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/why-men-have-hand-in-vest-portraits

"The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#quoteoftheday #Service #Nobility #DoGoodWithoutReward

#nobility : distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred

- French: noblesse

- Italian: nobiltà

- Portuguese: nobreza

- Spanish: nobleza

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Fill in missing or incorrect translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/03ed0692-a716-4698-b584-8011d5f041a7

#water #societies #fish #nobility #buildings #floral #signatures #friendship #art #publicdomain

A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin

Most of us would try to be noble, if we just had a claque we could depend on.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 6 (1963)

More info about this quote: wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/80…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mignonmclaughlin #admiration #applause #audience #nobility #recognition #reinforcement #virtue #supporters

Ladies and Gentlemen,

may I introduce:
Software Bill of Materials.

(Bill is a nice guy!)

#Nobility #CRA #SBOM

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/baf879cc-03dd-43d9-b636-72f3b5d0fe8a

#societies #scrollwork #nobility #gold #signatures #friendship #heraldry #eagles #art #publicdomain

Життя — це ...
Жан Жироду

La vie est un ...
Jean Giraudoux
https://buymeacoffee.com/valdeloir/sesigiveba

#ЖанЖироду #життя #дар #благородство #мудрість
#JeanGiraudoux #life #gift #nobility #wisdom

Whoever understands the #nobility of #existence should strive to attain the finest of all that exists. This #life is but a #season of opportunities, and the trades within it differ. The common people say: “Seek what is light to carry yet precious in value.” Therefore, the one who is truly #awakened should pursue nothing but the most #precious and #sublime goals. (From *Sayd al-Khatir* by Ibn al-Jawzi)

A quotation from Moliere

DON LOUIS: No, no, birth is nothing where virtue is not. […] Know that a man of noble birth who leads an evil life is a monster in nature; virtue is the prime title of nobility; I care much less for the name a man signs than for the deeds he does; and I should feel more esteem for the son of a porter who was a true man, than for the son of a king who lived as you do.
 
[Non, non, la naissance n’est rien où la vertu n’est pas. […] Apprenez enfin qu’un gentilhomme qui vit mal est un monstre dans la nature ; que la vertu est le premier titre de noblesse ; que je regarde bien moins au nom qu’on signe, qu’aux actions qu’on fait, et que je ferais plus d’état du fils d’un crocheteur, qui serait honnête homme, que du fils d’un monarque qui vivrait comme vous.]

Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Don Juan [Dom Juan], Act 4, sc. 6 (1665) [tr. Page (1908)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/moliere/79973/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #donjuan #action #birth #character #deeds #elite #moralcharacter #nobility #rank #status #virtue #goodperson #badperson

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

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#societies #nobility #symbolism #signatures #friendship #heraldry #eagles #shields #scrolls #art #publicdomain

I've finally figured out this European nobility fad.

The difference between a marquess and marquis is that a marquis holds a slightly higher nobility because he can fill out a french brassiere. The marquess is jealous of all frenchmen. They both admit that french cheese is dirtier and better.

An archduke speaks disparagingly of both of them.

#Nobility #Archduke #Cheese versus #Fromage

Poverty Survivor Game Update Adds "Noble Mode" - Players Score Points by Throwing Bread at the Poor in Cruel But Popular Feature

Flamingo Finance Inc. announced on the 14th their hit smartphone game "Poverty Survivor" now features "Noble Mode" where players can play from a wealthy perspective.

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20251002-poverty-survivor-game/

#game #satire #wealth-gap #viral-marketing #nobility #charity #update #smartphone-game #NPC

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0269f863-4f2d-41d7-9910-439df9337007

#royalty #societies #nobility #signatures #landscapes #friendship #art #publicdomain

I spent the bigger part of this morning trying to make sense of the contradicting sources around the origin of the family of priest Heinrich #Bank, who at one point simply called himself #Von_Bank. The origin of his ancestors either was from the #Vorarlberg area or from the #Breslau area (less likely). For the moment, an additional paragraph in his profile has to be sufficient: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bank-220#Noble_Ancestors.3F

#WikiTree #Genealogy #Nobility

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Compassion is probably the only antitoxin of the soul. Where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. One would rather see the world run by men who set their hearts on toys but are accessible to pity, than by men animated by lofty ideals whose dedication makes them ruthless. In the chemistry of man’s soul, almost all noble attributes — courage, honor, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc. — can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 139 (1955)

More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/53745/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #compassion #corruption #nobility #pity #ruthlessness #virtue

Thomas Arundell of Wardour won the title "Count of the Holy Roman Empire” for his valor at Gran in 1595. #history #nobility #Habsburg https://jameshoward.us/2025/09/07/thomas-arundell-of-wardour-hero-of-the-empire