Nobility Quotes

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.

Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

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

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.