#noble

A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it. ↗

— David Mallet

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Through this same man and me hath all this war been wrought, and the death of the most noblest knights of the world; for through our love that we have loved together is my most noble lord slain. ↗

— Thomas Malory

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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop. ↗

— Tacitus

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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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All those people whose faces decorate the shopping bags of Barnes and Noble, with a few exceptions, would never get published today. ↗

— Mark Crispin Miller

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If there ever is a struggle, making a good movie will always supersede the need to be noble. ↗

— Michael Moore

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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. ↗

— Tecumseh

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You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be there. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

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The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary. ↗

— Francis W. Newman

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Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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