Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

I wanted to make an Indian character who wasn't either a) the savage that must be eliminated, the force of nature that's blocking the way… — Jim Jarmusch
Teachers do the noble work of educating our children. And we can't thank them enough for the hard work they put in every day to… — Denise Juneau
I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and… — Hari Kunzru
There is an old song which asserts 'the best things in life are free.' Not true! Utterly false! This was the tragic fallacy which brought… — Robert A. Heinlein
Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves. And good luck and strong white teeth go with noble children that they may never… — Rudyard Kipling
As for a limit to one’s labors, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead… — Alexander the Great
Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide.… — Pope Francis
If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from… — Pope Francis
It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right. — Criss Jami
I knew, deep down, that love, though a beautiful beginning, isn't enough. It's the practice of honoring and caring for another that's noble, not the… — Megan McCafferty
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and… — Willard Gaylin
If animals had a Pope," Major Thompson said to me, "their Vatican would be in London. And if by some dire submarine cataclysm that noble… — Pierre Daninos
Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the… — Charles Caleb Colton
He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it. — Khalil Gibran
place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his… — Confucius
You have been overcome; and whether you are overcome by envy or by a so-called noble influence, you are still a slave, you are not… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I do not love the sea. The look of it is disquieting. There is something in the very sound of it that stirs the premonition… — H. M. Tomlinson
From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials… — Hugo Black
Every noble action is selfish. Some selfish actions are nobler than others. But they are all selfish. And as such there can be no action… — Kedar Joshi
There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke. — William Ralph Inge
Ego is vital but not noble. — Kedar Joshi
You see how this House of Commons has begun to verify all the ill prophecies that were made of it - low, vulgar, meddling with… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
You did something noble. This will cause a release of energy. It causes a vibratory shift. It means you are moving into a different plateau… — Frederick Lenz
If your motives are high and noble and your work is hard and you do a good job, then whatever the task is in your… — Frederick Lenz
Better not to be at all Than not to be noble. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

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