Since art is considered a noble field, art should be used to promote all that is good and noble, and in a noble fashion.
Of what use are pedigrees, or to be thought of noble blood, or the display of family portraits, O Ponticus?
O Laziness, mother of the arts and noble virtues, be thou the balm of human anguish.
Humans can be noble. The question is: Will we put forth what is necessary?
It is noble to be shy, illustrious not to know how to act, great not to have a gift for living.
We are led by the least among us - the least intelligent, the least noble, the least visionary.
It didn't make you noble to step away from something that wasn't working, even if you thought you were the reason for the malfunction. Especially then. It just made you a quitter. Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to take another shot.
Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualities-his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities.
To think truly is noble and to be deceived is base.
One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.
I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as though I had wings.
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you their philosophies, their concepts of the world, of humanity and of creation. You will learn about events that have shaped our history, of deeds both noble and ignoble. All of this knowledge is yours for the taking… Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.
Laissez faire (in its full true meaning) opens the way to the realization of the noble dreams of socialism.
It is easier to donate a few thousand to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of personal achievement.
The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.
The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.
Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary.
Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds.
Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines.