#nobles

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#construct #destruction #efforts #human #noblest

I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#become #creation #extinct #far #god

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#does #man #motives #noblest #stupid

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art. ↗

— Brian Eno

#ambition #art #beginning #century #considered

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind; and I cannot do anything else but write about it. ↗

— Theodore White

#american #american politics #anything #arts #cannot

America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#america #carry #each #experience #his

There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power. ↗

— William Henry Harrison

#destructive #exercise #feelings #finest #more

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#calls #come #enjoyment #form #found

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. ↗

— Aristotle

#his #justice #law #man #noblest

You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world. ↗

— Vicente Fox

#better #better world #causes #commitment #count