Quotes about noble
noble rewards doe
Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward. George Washington
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
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.
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 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 bold-actions fortune
Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great. [It., Il sangue nobile e un accidente della fortuna; le azioni nobili caratterizzano il grande.] Carlo Goldoni
noble trustworthy form
Every one of these hundreds of millions of human beings is in some form seeking happiness.... Not one is altogether noble nor altogether trustworthy nor altogether consistent; and not one is altogether vile.... Not a single one but has at some time wept. H. G. Wells
noble holy zeal
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal. Moliere
noble thee disposition
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee.
noble
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
noble others persons standard whatever
Because, whatever noble persons do, others follow. Whatever standard they set up, the world follows.
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 fidelity
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more. John Dryden
noble-deeds noble deeds
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. Joshua Chamberlain
noblemen wealth pedigree
Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet. Josh Billings
noble spirit injustice
A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice in forgetting it. Publilius Syrus
noble faithfulness fidelity
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Marcus Tullius Cicero
noble trouble
To do good is noble. To tell others to do good is even nobler and much less trouble. Mark Twain
noble truth-is praise
Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble. Leonardo da Vinci
noble calm harmony
There are tonalities which are noble and others which are vulgar, harmonies which are calm or consoling, and others which are exciting because of their boldness. Paul Gauguin
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 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 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 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 impossible speak
It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do. Sophocles