Noble Quotes

Have all the hopes of ages come to naught? Is life no more with noble meaning fraught?

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster!

All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me.

If there ever is a struggle, making a good movie will always supersede the need to be noble.

Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature.

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters.

There is a noble and a base side to every history.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth.

To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

Tears are the noble language of the eye.

But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes.

Being a musician is a noble profession.

I wanted to write a battle song for the Judeans but so far I can think of nothing noble and weighty enough.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

All which is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.