Noble Quotes

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My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do… — William Shakespeare
It takes years and maturity to make the discovery that the power of faith is nobler than the power of doubt; and that there is… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Striving humbly but heroically to live by what is good, true, and noble in the midst of - and in spite of - the modern… — Matthew Kelly
We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become… — Fulton J. Sheen
When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted… — Fulton J. Sheen
Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oÆ’ a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is… — Unknown Author
Why are we worn out? Why do we, who start out so passionate, brave, noble, believing, become totally bankrupt by the age of thirty or… — Anton Chekhov
What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for… — Winston Churchill
If there are still honest-smart men and women within those old and noble traditions, they should think carefully, observe and diagnose the illness. They should… — David Brin
Change, development and progress, according to the Islamic viewpoint, refer to the return to the genuine Islam enunciated and practised by the Holy Prophet (may… — Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Han?” “Yeah, sweetie.” “How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?” “I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them.”… — Troy Denning
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again… — George Eliot
Explain to me why it is more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle than a dozen at dinner. — George R. R. Martin
To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling...… — Spencer W. Kimball
-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid. — Lloyd Alexander
While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds… — Sam Harris
To save a man and thereby to spare a father's agony and a mother's feelings is not to do a noble deed, it is but… — Alexandre Dumas
The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is third. — Orson Scott Card
But chiefly, no lies! No lies about there being a Santa Claus or about the world being full of noble and honorable people all eager… — Marilyn Monroe
At the moment, he is in shock," said Magnus. "He has believed one thing for five years, and now he has realized that all this… — Cassandra Clare
Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been… — James Madison
Oi’m always noble, sir; it’s in my blood. ’As been ever since Oi ate that knight a few years back. Why? — Elizabeth Haydon
It's not enough merely to exist. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to relize… — Albert Schweitzer
To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is… — Dalai Lama
Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power… — Brandon Sanderson

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