“Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man's power to live long.”

I suppose there was a time that that teaching was widely followed but it has not trickled down to these days.

More accurate than not, more often than not.

In the context speaking of generosity, the Nadiyb tyrannical noble is generous with the money of others.