Famous quotes containing the word noble:
“The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.”
—A.P. (Sir Alan Patrick)
“The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)