Noble Quotes

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  Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

  Lin Yutang

  Motivational, Time, Art

  "Pearls of Wisdom: A Harvest of Quotations From All Ages" by Jerome Agel and Walter D. Glanze, (p. 46), 1987.

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• Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Art, Greatest Treasure

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• Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Thankful

  Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.24, Pelekanos Books

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• I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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• Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.

  Thomas Hughes

  Friendship, Thank You, Blessed

  "George Edward Jelf: A Memoir". Book by Katherine Frances Jelf, p. 10, 1909.

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• Every noble work is at first impossible.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Positive, Stay Strong, Inspirational Life

  Thomas Carlyle (2014). “The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle”, p.397, Lulu.com

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• Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

  Blaise Pascal

  Inspirational, Life, Deeds And Words

  "Pensées" by Blaise Pascal, I, IX. 21, 1669.

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

  Khalil Gibran

  Beautiful, Appreciation, War

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

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Diversity

  Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.102, Book Tree

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• It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

  Francis Beaumont

  Friendship, Silence, Overcoming

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• hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals.

  Ralph Bunche

  Inspirational, Strength, Heart

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• Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Mistake, Past, Optimism

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

  Wendell Phillips

  Mean, Labour Movement, People

  Wendell Phillips (1891). “Speeches, Lectures, and Letters: Second series”

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

  William H. Seward

  Law, Purpose, Constitution

  William H. Seward's speech at the United States Senate, March 11, 1850.

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• In my time, we served with noble and ethical leaders: Gerry Ford, Bob Michael, John Rhodes, men of impeccable honesty. We didn't have anybody locked up for a violation of ethics.

  Pete McCloskey

  Honesty, Men, Leader

  "Pete McCloskey Talks about GOP Corruption - IV". Interview with Kelpie Wilson, www.scoop.co.nz. March 1, 2006.

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• It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

  Mencius

  Authority, Difficult

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• Better not be at all than not be noble.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Human Nature

  Alfred, Lord Tennyson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)”, p.635, Delphi Classics

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• It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right --especially when one is right.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Philosophical, Nobility, Oneself

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.115, Penguin

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• There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

  Washington Irving

  Nature, Soul, Delight

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• When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Inspirational, Work, Judging

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• Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

  Pierre Corneille

  Tyrants, Tyranny, Treachery

  "Character: Émilie". "Cinna" by Pierre Corneille, act III, scene iv, 1641.

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• It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Giving, Approval, Individual

  "Living in Grace : The Shift to Spiritual Perception". Book by Beca Lewis, 2002.

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• We think of the noble object for which the professor appears tonight, we may be assured that the Lord will forgive any one who will laugh at the professor.

  Stephen Leacock

  Thinking, Laughing, Forgiving

  Stephen Leacock (2014). “My Discovery of England”, p.107, The Floating Press

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• I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.

  Keanu Reeves

  Sorry, Apology, Sublime

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Children, Couple, Thinking

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