As Aristotill writis in his Rethorikis,

Amang nobillis, quhay castin thaim repone[687]

Mon[688] dres thair life and dedis one be one

To mak thaim worthy to have memore

For honour to thair prince or nation,

To be in glore to thair posterite.

Ane-othir kind thair is of nobilnes

That cumis be infusion naturall,

And makis ane man sa full of gentilnes,

Sa curtes, plesand, and sa liberall,