Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. — Charles Darwin
In Varenka, she realized that one has but to forget oneself and love others, and one will be calm, happy, and noble. — Leo Tolstoy
It doth make a man better,' quoth Robin Hood, 'to bear of those noble men so long ago. When one doth list to such tales,… — Howard Pyle
To an eagle or to an owl or to a rabbit, man must seem a masterful and yet a forlorn animal; he has but two… — Beryl Markham
There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for choosing… — David Foster Wallace
All young people worry about things, it's a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in… — David Nicholls
You'd help if you could, wouldn't you, boy?" I said. "It's no wonder they call you man's best friend. Faithful and loyal and true, you… — Connie Willis
Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable. — Arthur Conan Doyle
It was wonderful love that Christ should rather die for us than for the angels that fell. They were creatures of a more noble extract,… — Thomas Watson
How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?" "With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in… — Brandon Sanderson
Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
My love has placed her little hand With noble faith in mine, And vowed that wedlock's sacred band Our nature shall entwine. My love has… — Charlotte Bronte
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, exhibit number one is what the seraphs, the misinformed, simple, noble-winged seraphs, envied. Look at this tangle of thorns. — Vladimir Nabokov
A dagger is the noble weapon of Brutus. Everyone understands that tyrants fall to daggers. A bomb is a sordid modern device with many complex… — Bruce Sterling
but it wasn't just about my feelings. The more I got to know you, the more I was certain that you'd do whatever it took… — Nicholas Sparks
Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like… — Alexandre Dumas
But even friendship like our heroes' Exist no more; for we've outgrown All sentiments and deem men zeroes-- Except of course ourselves alone. We all… — Alexander Pushkin
One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful,… — Miguel de Cervantes
Happiness, in the ancient, noble sense, means self-fulfillment—and is given to those who use to the fullest whatever talents God … bestowed upon them. — Leo Rosten
I was awakened by a tremendous earthquake, and though I hadn ever before enjoyed a storm of this sort, the strange thrilling motion could not… — John Muir
The bravest and most noble are not those who take up arms, but those who are decent despite everything; who improve what it is in… — Theodore Dalrymple
I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and… — Mary Oliver
She pictured herself running from a hoard of ravenous zombies on a hot day eventually collapsing from heatstroke and getting devoured. Then she imagined Hal… — Brandon Mull
Ginny, listen . . . I can’t be involved with you anymore. We’ve got to stop seeing each other. We can’t be together.” “It’s for… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
A typical National World Weekly would tell the world how Jesus' face was seen on a Big Mac bun bought by someone from Des Moines,… — Neil Gaiman

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