Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

No stigma attaches to the love of money in America, and provided it does not exceed the bounds imposed by public order, it is held… — Alexis de Tocqueville
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act. — Michael Josephson
In all holiest and most unselfish love, friendship is the purest element of the affection. No love in any relation of life can be at… — Henry Clay Trumbull
But he who truly loves books loves all books alike, and not only this, but it grieves him that all other men do not share… — Eugene Field
No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character is established by… — Michael Josephson
They - Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes… — Aristotle
Man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to… — Charles Darwin
Among sportsmen are the noble, the diligent and the caring, as there are the callous, the cheats and the criminals. — Harsha Bhogle
In the early 2000s, I was introduced to the noble art of kickboxing, it thrilled me, and I loved it. I loved the honour and… — Nick Frost
There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life. — Monica Raymund
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. — Mark Leibovich
Dog rescue remains a gamble, of course. For all the good will, hard work, and noble motivation, nobody can really predict with certainty how a… — Jon Katz
Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many… — John Boyle O'Reilly
The most important thing my grandfather taught me was that the most noble way to use your skills, intellect and energy is to defend the… — Glenn Greenwald
We laugh at liberals who declare that their favorite spending programs should be exempt because the spending is for a noble cause. — Grover Norquist
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international… — John Ridley
A woman of faith is fearless. There is no ambiguity, no uncertain trump in her life. She can live a principled life because she studies… — Margaret D. Nadauld
For women, we intend to do something in a noble and missionary spirit... We mean to appeal to their intellects... and we hereby announce ourselves… — Frank Crowninshield
I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to… — Abhishek Bachchan
Christ hath instituted Baptism as a bath, to wash away the anger, and hath put into us the Noble Stone, viz. the water of eternal… — Jakob Bohme
There was something so immensely redemptive and exciting for me to imagine that my unknown father was not just a man who had abandoned me… — Said Sayrafiezadeh
The pillory and stocks, the gibbet, and even the whipping-post, have seen many a noble victim, many a martyr. But I cannot think any save… — Alice Morse Earle
It is proper that noble spirits, equipped with truth and enlightened with the Divine intelligence, should arm themselves against dense ignorance by climbing up to… — Giordano Bruno
Use the noble gifts which God has given you! — Jane Welsh Carlyle
Our outrage at inequality is primal. But primal emotions are not always noble ones. Of course, when I see a colleague receive some award, I… — Sendhil Mullainathan

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