Nobler Quotes

161 Nobler quotes by 131 unique authors

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and… — Francis William Newman
Where two or three are met together, the prayer of one strikes fire from the soul of another; and the latter in his turn leads… — James Stalker
Every noble action is selfish. Some selfish actions are nobler than others. But they are all selfish. And as such there can be no action… — Kedar Joshi
Man is the nobler growth our realms supply, And souls are ripened in our northern sky. — Anna Letitia Barbauld
O, this life Is nobler than attending for a check, Richer than doing nothing for a robe, Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk: Such pain… — William Shakespeare
No public interest is anything other or nobler than a massed accumulation of private interests. — Mark Twain
By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows. — Unknown Author
Although the poet has as wide a choice of subjects as the painter, his creations fail to afford as much satisfaction to mankind as do… — Leonardo da Vinci
Others import yet nobler arts from France, Teach kings to fiddle, and make senates dance. — Alexander Pope
Temperance, in the nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect energy; it does not mean a stopping short in any good thing, as… — John Ruskin
It feels much nobler to feel guilty than resentful, and it takes more courage to express resentment than guilt. With expressing guilt you expect to… — Frederick Salomon Perls
Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false beliefs. — Ludwig von Mises
Perhaps blue, red, and yellow strike the mind more forcibly from there not being any great union between them, as martial music, which is intended… — Joshua Reynolds
There is "a mental fatigue which is a spurious kind of remorse, and has all the anguish of the nobler feeling. It is an utter… — Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The ideal state is meekness, or humility, or the semi-invalid state of the old. Year after year I am becoming nobler and nobler. If I… — Charles Fort
Often in history we see that religion, which was meant to raise us and make us better and nobler, has made people behave like beasts.… — Jawaharlal Nehru
All suicides have the responsibility of fighting against the temptation of suicide. Every one of them knows very well in some corner of his soul… — Hermann Hesse
An ambition to excel in petty things obstructs the progress to nobler aims. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The nobler the truth or sentiment, the less imports the question of authorship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is possible that the malice of writers has been overrated (by myself among others). Reading their ruminations on their craft, one sees why this… — Wilfrid Sheed

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