Famous quotes containing the word noble:
“The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The Moor—howbeit that I endure him not—
Is of a constant, loving, noble nature,
And I dare think he’ll prove to Desdemona
A most dear husband.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.”
—C.C. (Charles Caleb)