Noble Quotes

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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are… — Aristotle
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for… — Aristotle
The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to… — Aristotle
In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests. — John James Audubon
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The… — Marcus Aurelius
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us… — Teresa of Avila
You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks. — Michelle Bachelet
Ambition it is the last infirmity of noble minds. — James M. Barrie
Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire
When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal. — Rob Bell
Sun-worship and pure forms of nature-worship were, in their day, noble religions, highly allegorical but full of profound truth and knowledge. — Annie Besant
Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to the slaughter; how Isaac meekly… — Annie Besant
Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we… — Joe Biden
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. — Aesop
It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio… — Bono
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're… — Anthony Bourdain
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave. — Thomas Browne
When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the… — Jean de la Bruyere
When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good,… — Jean de la Bruyere
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. — Edmund Burke

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