Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. — Gary Hamel
It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses. — Dag Hammarskjold
I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years… — David Hockney
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. — Herbert Hoover
Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all,… — Thomas Hughes
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. — Aldous Huxley
I always enjoy the job and the work that I do, because that's the condition that I attach in accepting any job. This way, I… — Sri Mulyani Indrawati
There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble… — Washington Irving
I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very… — Steve Jobs
The noblest search is the search for excellence. — Lyndon B. Johnson
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. — Samuel Johnson
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and… — Helen Keller
Do noble things, not dream them all day long. — Charles Kingsley
We think of the noble object for which the professor appears tonight, we may be assured that the Lord will forgive any one who will… — Stephen Leacock
We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. — Abraham Lincoln
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. — Martin Luther
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. — James Russell Lowell
Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. — James Madison
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! — H. L. Mencken
The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly blow.… — Robert Menzies
What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more… — Michelangelo
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others. — Michel de Montaigne
If there ever is a struggle, making a good movie will always supersede the need to be noble. — Michael Moore
To fight for one's country, to offer one's very life to promote the well being of the United States, is truly a noble undertaking. But… — Walter Dean Myers
Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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