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Noble Quotes

Dignity found in unlikely places.

Nobility here is not reserved for the obviously virtuous. One entry calls a workers' historic stand against concentrated wealth a genuinely Great protest, while a filmmaker describes building a lead character who is anything but pure-hearted.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Quotes by Aesop

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

Quotes by Ada Cambridge

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

Abraham Lincoln

An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.

Quotes by A. P. Herbert

Being Quotes

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

Quotes by A. P. Herbert

I think of the cold as a noble force.

Quotes by Wim Hof

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

Quotes by William Weld

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

Quotes by William H. Seward

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

Great Quotes

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

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

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.

Quotes by Washington Irving

What excited me to do 'Thugs of Hindostan' was to make a film in the large format about a character, who is not inherently noble.

Quotes by Vijay Krishna Acharya

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

Quotes by Thomas Browne

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Know Quotes

The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

Quotes by Tacitus

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

Quotes by Tacitus

Journalism is, indeed, a noble calling, and I have much I hope to accomplish in the next phase of my career.

Quotes by Steve Capus

Food is a noble thing to trade.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

Yeltsin was admirable but flawed, noble but tainted, but in his own negligent grandeur, he undermined his own real achievements - and accelerated their ruin.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Life Quotes

I always considered the role of teaching to be very noble and relevant.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Noble quotes collection cover?
It ranges widely, from historic labor protests to woodland scenery to complex film characters, treating nobility as something earned rather than automatic.
Is there a quote here about labor or workers?
Yes, one line calls an early workers' movement a genuinely great stand against concentrated wealth, framing that struggle as noble in its own right.
Does this collection include quotes about nature?
Yes, woodland scenery is described as having a serene, soul-filling majesty, and winter cold itself is cast as a quietly dignified force.
Is nobility always tied to a virtuous character in these quotes?
Not always. One filmmaker describes deliberately building a lead character who is anything but pure-hearted, showing nobility can mean complexity rather than perfection.
What other pages complement Noble quotes?
Continue with Great quotes for related themes of achievement, or Life quotes for a broader perspective.

Woodland scenery gets its own quiet nobility, and even winter cold is cast as a dignified force rather than a discomfort. Continue with Being and Life quotes.