Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me… — Carolyn Parkhurst
When I was young, I expected from people more than they could give: neverending friendship and constant excitement. Now I expect less than they can… — Albert Camus
It is these undeniable qualities of human love and compassion and self-sacrifice that give me hope for the future. We are, indeed, often cruel and… — Jane Goodall
Congratulations," he said, his voice dry. "You finally managed to find a woman as tragically noble as yourself. I didn't think one existed." "I'm not… — Ilona Andrews
The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that… — Pema Chodron
The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief. Finally somebody… — Pema Chodron
I know you’ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and that’s more than these people deserve,” she said. “But don’t give too much.… — Amanda Hocking
The soul in its nature loves God and longs to be at one with Him in the noble love of a daughter for a noble… — Plotinus
Love is a hero’s journey, and the hero’s journey is a noble but difficult path. — Marianne Williamson
I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty. — George Sand
On some such night as this she remembered promising to herself to live as brave and noble a life as any heroine she ever read… — Elizabeth Gaskell
But we can also ask for something we are much more likely to get, and that is to find a person or two, somewhere in… — Daniel Handler
I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must welcome from another part… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
You will say good-bye for all the right reasons. You're tired of living in wait for his apocalypse. You have your own fight on your… — Melissa Bank
Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs,” sighed George, patting the heading of the map. “We owe them so much.” “Noble men, working tirelessly to help a… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
That is a noble idea, though I think it far to generous," Jupiter said. "Once a decade should be sufficient." "I would rather be too… — Kevin Hearne
It turns out that justices are also God’s children; and being of this world, their makeup consists of actual flesh and blood. They are no… — Mark Levin
We have the Noble Desire to help others and benefit the world, without expecting any return or recognition. What makes us great is not our… — Ilchi Lee
Be too big for worry and too noble for anger. — Christian D. Larson
All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble. — Thomas Carlyle
But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze… — Thomas Gray
Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant memory… — Margaret Thatcher
Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through… — William E. Gladstone
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration? — George Eliot
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. — Philip Sidney

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