Quotes about noble
noble vengeance scorn
In high vengeance there is noble scorn. George Eliot
noble plant
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground. George Herbert
noblemen rewards cleanliness
I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God reward him. If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly, as a nobleman should do. Francis Bacon
noble rewards doe
Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward. George Washington
noble earth etc
For my part I consider the earth very noble and admirable precisely because of the diverse alterations, changes, generations, etc. that occur in it incessantly. Galileo Galilei
noble spirit duty
If the duties before us be not noble, let us ennoble them by doing them in a noble spirit; we become reconciled to life if we live in the spirit of Him who reconciled the life of God with the lowly duties of servants. Frederick William Robertson
noble body bursting
This noble body, equipped with everything necessary, almost to the point of bursting, also appeared to carry freedom around with it. Franz Kafka
noble others persons standard whatever
Because, whatever noble persons do, others follow. Whatever standard they set up, the world follows.
noble john-kerry supporter
George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters. Mark Shields
noble journalism knows
Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then. Pat Oliphant
noble musician noble-profession
Being a musician is a noble profession. Paul Weller
noble care holy
In mortals there is a care for trifles which proceeds from love and conscience, and is most holy; and a care for trifles which comes of idleness and frivolity, and is most base. And so, also, there is a gravity proceeding from thought, which is most noble; and a gravity proceeding from dulness and mere incapability of enjoyment, which is most base. John Ruskin
noble pursuit
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. Mark Leibovich
noble authority difficult
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. Mencius
noble trouble
To do good is noble. To tell others to do good is even nobler and much less trouble. Mark Twain
noble holy zeal
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal. Moliere
noble littles consciousness
... they are structures that we build every time we engage in a thought that's just a little bit higher than a thought we had a moment before, or an activity that's just a little bit more noble than the activity we engaged in a moment before. Ken Wilber
noble wealth descent
Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed. Horace
noble ifs
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 noble. Fulton J. Sheen
noble yoke rubbish
Once you cease to be a master, once you throw off your master's yoke, you are no longer human rubbish, you are a human being, and all the things that adds up to. So, too, with the slaves. Once they are no longer slaves, once they are free, they are no longer noble and exalted; they are just human beings. Jamaica Kincaid
noble killing absurd
Only sterility is noble and dignified. Only killing what never was is elevated and perverse and absurd. Fernando Pessoa
noble shy knows
It is noble to be shy, illustrious not to know how to act, great not to have a gift for living.
noble heroic type
A noble type of good. Heroic womanhood. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
noble deeds nobility
Be noble in every thought And in every deed!
noble planning comedy
In every case, I find pre-planning noble, but not always that useful in comedy. You know comedy once you're doing it. John Mulaney
noble and-love calm
In Varenka, she realized that one has but to forget oneself and love others, and one will be calm, happy, and noble. Leo Tolstoy
noble wealth drink
By which I get my wealth-- And very gladly will I drink Your Honour's noble health. Lewis Carroll
noble-deeds noble deeds
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. Joshua Chamberlain
noble accomplish
He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it. Khalil Gibran
noble annoying twisted
Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do. Rick Riordan
noble sides
There is a noble and a base side to every history. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
noble way doe
If you take a picture of a human that does not make him noble, there is no reason to take this picture... “If you take a picture of a human that does not make him noble, there is no reason to take this picture. That is my way of seeing things. Sebastiao Salgado
noblemen wealth pedigree
Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet. Josh Billings