Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A lot of people just go to movies that feed into their preexisting and not so noble needs and desires: They just… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
My guard stood hard when abstract threats, too noble to neglect, deceived me into thinking, I had something to protect. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers. — Gerrit Smith Copy Share Image
Knowing what you know, be serene also, like a mountain; and do not be distressed by misfortune. Knowledge without serenity is an… — Sanai Copy Share Image
In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
The biggest mischief in the past century has been perpetrated by Rousseau with his doctrine of the goodness of human nature. The… — Jacob Burckhardt Copy Share Image
The whole faculties of man must be exerted in order to call forth noble energies; and he who is not earnestly sincere… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
... there’s also nothing noble about being fearless. How much do you wanna bet the last man standing in a battle is… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
The late King's great service for the Muslim world and his noble deeds of charity and assistance for the poor of humanity… — Khaleda Zia Copy Share Image
Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Skepsis. I am a true skeptic, born under the noble sign of skepsis, the sign of the man who knows that all… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
A visit to New Hampshire supplies the most resources to a traveler, and confers the most benefit on the mind and taste,… — Thomas Starr King Copy Share Image
Presently we have to train our unconscious to function better. Then we can depend upon our instincts, that will be noble instincts.… — Chinmayananda Saraswati Copy Share Image
For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Noble, breathtaking, captivating, Christ-centered femininity is truly a sight to behold. It's a beauty that does not draw attention to the woman,… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
For all the civilians saved thanks to the presence of peacekeepers, there have been those who were lost - the United Nations… — Jan Eliasson Copy Share Image
I believe it was God's will that we should come back, so that men might know the things that are in the… — Marco Polo Copy Share Image
There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke. — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
“To be noble,. . .was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity… — Gail Tsukiyama Copy Share Image
Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. — Daniel Burnham Copy Share Image
Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû'ah). — Umar Copy Share Image
The kind of relatedness to the world may be noble or trivial, but even being related to the basest kind of pattern… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Marble statues, engraved with public inscriptions, by which the life and soul return after death to noble leaders. — Horace Copy Share Image
“A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Man's hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or moaning dove. — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
There is something so pure and frank and noble about Him that to doubt His sincerity would be like doubting the brightness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ross Noble at the Leicester De Montfort Hall on his Randomist tour - it's the only time I've hurt from laughing at… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
In Varenka, she realized that one has but to forget oneself and love others, and one will be calm, happy, and noble. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“There is much that is noble in all religions, but there is also much that is terrible.” — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
To make the public sentiment on the side of all that is just and true and noble is the highest use of… — Lucy Stone Copy Share Image
