In Italy, a Noble Guard was a kind of early modern and modern military guards unit intended for the personal protection of a sovereign, including:
- Noble Guard (Vatican)
Famous quotes containing the words noble and/or guard:
“Love is a taste for prostitution. In fact, there is no noble pleasure that cannot be reduced to Prostitution.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
“We must be cruel as well as compassionate: let us guard against becoming poorer than nature is!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)