#noble

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. ↗

— Plato

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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

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Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

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The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions. ↗

— William O. Douglas

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Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows. ↗

— Charles Reade

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Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead. ↗

— Will Carleton

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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

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

— A. P. Herbert

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The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. ↗

— Mencius

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