Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

More than a code of manners in war and love, Chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life... — Barbara Tuchman
... they are structures that we build every time we engage in a thought that's just a little bit higher than a thought we had… — Ken Wilber
Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is… — Walter Scott
Those men who laid the foundation of this American government and signed he Declaration of Independence were the best spirits the God of heaven could… — Wilford Woodruff
To be under pressure is inescapable. Pressure takes place through all the world; war, siege, the worries of state. We all know men who grumble… — Saint Augustine
A goodly portly man, i' faith, and a corpulent; of a cheerful look, a pleasing eye, and a most noble carriage; and, as I think,… — William Shakespeare
But till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll… — William Shakespeare
The noble path does win but only if you are prepared to make the investment over a long period of time. — David Maister
You've just got to do what you think is right, and just make the decisions based upon noble causes. And a noble cause is peace… — George W. Bush
Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame,-nothing but well and fair, And what… — John Milton
. . . Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship. — Aristotle
If we are going to live as disciples of Jesus, we have to remember that all noble things are difficult. The Christian life is gloriously… — Oswald Chambers
If I had my life to live over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of science. I… — Albert Einstein
We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea. — Aristotle
The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of… — Joseph Campbell
Poetry has no goal other than itself; it can have no other, and no poem will be so great, so noble, so truly worthy of… — Charles Baudelaire
But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is… — Orison Swett Marden
Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few; lecture-rooms are numerous and large, but the number of young people who genuinely thirst… — Albert Einstein
Let us live so we do not regret years of inertia and ignorance, so when we die we can say all of our energy was… — Maya Angelou
Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man — George Washington
What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and… — George Mikes
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. — Robert Dale Owen
In the last analysis, home happiness depends on the wife. Her spirit gives the home its atmosphere. Her hands fashion its beauty. Her heart makes… — J.R. Miller
Noble fatherhood gives us a glimpse of the divine attributes of our Father in Heaven. — James E. Faust

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