#noble

The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study. ↗

— William Ramsay

#doors #exercise #mind #most #noblest

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it. ↗

— George Sand

#bought #brows #earth #far #having

The pure air and dazzling snow belong to things beyond the reach of all personal feeling, almost beyond the reach of life. Yet such things are a part of our life, neither the least noble nor the most terrible. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#almost #belong #beyond #dazzling #feeling

It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. ↗

— Robert South

#contract #enlarge #faculty #fancy #far

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

— Tacitus

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And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a gentleman. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#more #much #nobleman #though

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

#consequences #courage #essential #forethought #god

Better not be at all than not be noble. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#noble #than

Since art is considered a noble field, art should be used to promote all that is good and noble, and in a noble fashion. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#arts #arts-and-humanities #artsy #creative #creativity

And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind. ↗

— Thomas Shadwell

#mind #noblest #wit