Best 108 quotes in «nobility quotes» category

What then did those immortals see, the writers who aimed at all which is greatest and scorned the accuracy which lies in every detail? They saw many other things and they also saw this, that Nature determined man to be no low or ignoble animal; but introducing us into life and this entire universe as into some vast assemblage, to be spectators, in a sort, of her entirety, and most ardent competitors, did then implant in our souls an invincible and eternal love of that which is great and, by our own standard, more devine. Therefore it is, that for the speculation and thought which are within the scope of human endeavour not all the universe together is sufficient, our conceptions often pass beyond the bounds which limit it; and if a man were to look upon life all around, and see how in all things the extraordinary, the great, the beautiful stand supreme, he will at once know for what ends we have been born.

You… are the symbol of the revolution that will transform Aryavarta; you are the one who has brought us to this. – Panchali Draupadi

When your cause is noble, you shall never know fear.

You are Timeless Being and Awareness...You are not touched by any of this.

Without love, we would not comprehend compassion. - Govinda Shauri

Yes, it was dangerous, but we are not put into this world, Mr. Burton, to avoid danger when an important fellow creature's life is at stake. You understand me?

You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from one’s actions.” His voice was hard-edged, and his words seemed harsh to her. “The MacKinnon brothers are the highest nobility to those who live on the frontier—true warriors, men who know how to fight and survive, men who put the lives of others before their own. Your family’s wealth, your title, your virtue—they mean nothing out here. They won’t fill your belly, and they won’t keep you alive. What matters most right now is your survival. (Joseph to Lady Sarah)

All nobility in its beginnings was somebody's natural superiority.

Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.

You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.

A noble pair of brothers. [Lat., Par nobile fratum.]

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Better not to be at all Than not to be noble.

Awake, awake, English nobility! Let not sloth dim your horrors new-begot.

Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great.

He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being.

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

It is not rebellion itself which is noble but the demands it makes upon us.

I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn-ish - there was a bit of nobility about her.

Kindness nobler ever than revenge.

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem

First of all I think that poetry is very noble and I always have with me the sense of the nobility of poetry.

I've had such an odd career. I always wanted to be a great actor. I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn - ish - there was a bit of nobility about her. Instead I've always felt like the mutt standing on the sidelines, panting and saying, "Me, too! How about me?" That's just part of my personality.

The German people is not marked by original sin, but by original nobility.

One of the greatest, most noble, and most sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity.

O lady, nobility is thine, and thy form is the reflection of thy nature!

Piety, like nobility, has its aristocracy.

the depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility.

There are epidemics of nobleness as well as epidemics of disease.

The highest nobility lies in taming your own mind.

There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

The true nature of man left to himself without restraint is not nobility but savagery.

The warrior's nobility is like a prostitute's smile, the truth of which is self-interest.

There's no nobility in poverty.

Virtue alone is true nobility.

Virtue is the first title of nobility.

Virtue is the truest nobility.

We hunger for nobility: the rare words and acts that harmonize simplicity and truth.

We are not princes of the earth, we are the descendants of worms, and any nobility must be earned.

And if there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their beloved, they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all dishonour, and emulating one another in honour; and when fighting at each other's side, although a mere handful, they would overcome the world. For what lover would not choose rather to be seen by all mankind than by his beloved, either when abandoning his post or throwing away his arms? He would be ready to die a thousand deaths rather than endure this. Or who would desert his beloved or fail him in the hour of danger?

After staring at the poor in the eyes, my thoughts on how best to help people have dramatically changed.

All boys wish to be manly; but they often try to become so by copying the vices of men rather than their virtues. They see men drinking, smoking, swearing; so these poor little fellows sedulously imitate such bad habits, thinking they are making themselves more like men. They mistake rudeness for strength, disrespect to parents for independence. They read wretched stories about boy brigands and boy detectives, and fancy themselves heroes when they break the laws, and become troublesome and mischievous. Out of such false influences the criminal classes are recruited. Many a little boy who only wishes to be manly, becomes corrupted and debased by the bad examples around him and the bad literature which he reads. The cure for this is to give him good books, show him truly noble examples from life and history, and make him understand how infinitely above this mock-manliness is the true courage which ennobles human nature.

After joyfully working each morning, I would leave off around midday to challenge myself to a footrace. Speeding along the sunny paths of the Jardin du Luxembourg, ideas would breed like aphids in my head—for creative invention is easy and sublime when air cycles quickly through the lungs and the body is busy at noble tasks.

Alyssa tried to lift her chin. She was going to do the one thing she loved again- something that reminded her of her mother; something dear to her. So what if she felt this undeniable attraction toward the dark-haired man. Correction. Earl. So what, indeed.

Any noble cause will encounter its share of setbacks. The strength of that cause is measured in how the men who fight for it respond. We refuse to give up, which is why we will prevail eventually.

A new age dawns, Uttara. The Wheel of Time has turned. Not too long from now – hopefully in our lifetime – Aryavarta will be a janapada, a realm ruled by its people, the largest such in the world! – Abhimanyu Karshni

Are we not all one flesh? One mind? A sword brings power. Knowledge brings coin. With either, one can make blood reckoned, can earn names. The only thing that differs between a noble man and a working man is that they have now, while the other does not have it yet. Such things can be taken. They are always taken.

Being related to the horse does not make the mule a noble mustang. – To those who believe that nobility is a matter of lineage.