#noble

Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then. ↗

— Pat Oliphant

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A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him. ↗

— George Orwell

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Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. ↗

— Albert Pike

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Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

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There are more men ennobled by study than by nature. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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

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I wanted to write a battle song for the Judeans but so far I can think of nothing noble and weighty enough. ↗

— Isaac Rosenberg

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The noblest search is the search for excellence. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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