#noble

But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#bodies #calls #cherish #determine #dream

Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone. ↗

— Adrienne Clarkson

#artful #builder #cathedrals #conception #creation

This sight... is by far the noblest astronomy affords. ↗

— Edmond Halley

#astronomy #far #noblest #sight

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

#bob #ethical #ethics #ford #gerry

Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern. ↗

— Edward Moore

#against #ay #city #congregation #every

Gangnam is a territory in Seoul, Korea. I describe it as noble at the daytime and going crazy at the night time. I compare ladies to the territory. So - noble at the daytime, going crazy at the night time - and the lyric says I am the right guy for the lady who is like that. ↗

— PSY

#compare #crazy #daytime #describe #going

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

— Friedrich Schiller

#heart #honor #men #minded #noble

It was a saying about noble figures in old Irish poems—he would give his hawk to any man that asked for it, yet he loved his hawk better than men nowadays love their bride of tomorrow. He would mourn a dog with more grief than men nowadays mourn their fathers. ↗

— Ted Hughes

#nowadays #love

The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#debt #noblesse-oblige #repay #stranger #money

I often think that men don't understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#men #noble #men