Nobler Quotes

161 Nobler quotes by 131 unique authors

I no longer desire happiness: life is nobler than that. — George Bernard Shaw
Another writer asserts that the tyranny of man over woman has its roots, after all, in his nobler feelings; his love, his chivalry, and his… — Susan B. Anthony
Sweeter than any sungMy songs that found no tongue;Nobler than any factMy wish that failed of act.Others shall sing the song,Others shall right the wrong,-Finish… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest? — Milton Friedman
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies… — Homer
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! — H. L. Mencken
A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy… — George Orwell
Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living… — Ross Perot
Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts, and his higher nature - and another woman to help him… — Helen Rowland
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. — John Ruskin
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know.… — Henry David Thoreau
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble. — Mark Twain
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger… — William Butler Yeats
But all provisions that He (God) has made for the gratification of our sensesâ€¦are much inferior to the provision, the wonderful provision that He has… — John Adams
You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its… — Charles Dickens
Free yourself from one passion to be dominated by another and nobler one. But is not that, too, a form of slavery? To sacrifice oneself… — Nikos Kazantzakis
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man… — Ayn Rand
The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does. — Confucius
It is higher and nobler to be kind. — Mark Twain
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last,… — Oliver Wendell Holmes

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