Sacrifice and the idea of nobility:

Nobility,what is it? Is it something that only a king or duke might possess? Nobility is a state of being that is of the highest moral caliber. No, kings and dukes are the sole possessers of this quality. Nobility is the result of a person exemplifying a character that is of the highest human virtue. Nobility has a few required characteristics. Amoung them is humility, the ablity of self sacrifice, patience, fortitude, forgiveness. The greatest of these is the ablity to sacrifice ones' self for the greater good. Foolish? Is it? Nope, to put the needs of others before ones' own, proves the ablitiy to set aside all greed, fear, or desire for self presevation, for the greater good. This in turn leads to another charatceristic called courage. Courage is the strength of character to set aside fear and do what is required. It is the nature of the action that requires sacrifice, which determines the the quality of being in nobility.
What then is honour? Respect. To have honour is to have respect of peers or of the general populace. It is allso something a person gains when they are recognized by a head of state for some exemplary action.