Nobility Quotes

257 Nobility quotes by 211 unique authors

The warrior's nobility is like a prostitute's smile, the truth of which is self-interest. — Georges Bataille
There was something better in life than this rubÂbish, if only he could get to itâ€”loveâ€”nobilityâ€”big spaces where passion clasped peace, spaces no science could… — E. M. Forster
While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds… — Sam Harris
One finds nobility in the oddest places. — Cassandra Clare
This one isnâ€™t just any old horse. Thereâ€™s a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men… — Michael Morpurgo
There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be? — Michael Morpurgo
Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of what is noble and bold and manlike. O that all would believe that… — Andrew Murray
Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason. — Patrick Rothfuss
Disobedience- that is the nobility of slaves. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of heads. "Nobility of spirit"..."intellectual contribution"..."greatness of heart"...It did not mean very much. It had little… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What is kinder--to believe the best of people and burden them with a nobility beyond their endurance--or to see them as they are, and accept… — Ayn Rand
The man is a humbug â€” a vulgar, shallow, self-satisfied mind, absolutely inaccessible to the complexities and delicacies of the real world. He has the… — C.S. Lewis
Any fool can try to defend his mistakes - and most fools do - but it gives one a feeling of nobility to admit one's… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life.… — Laurence J. Peter
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. — Solon
True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us mindful of the nobility God… — Ralph Washington Sockman
A wild, untamed youth learns nobility through art. — Jacques d'Amboise
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of… — James E. Faust
Without moral progress, stimulated by faith in God, immorality in all its forms will proliferate and strangle goodness and human decency. Mankind will not be… — James E. Faust
I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do. — Richie Sambora

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