Famous quotes containing the word noble:
“The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.”
—A.P. (Sir Alan Patrick)
“Almost any noble verse may be read, either as his elegy or eulogy, or be made the text of an oration on him.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires—how many aspirations after goodness and truth—how many noble thoughts, loving wishes toward our fellows, beautiful imaginings thou hast crushed under thy heel, without remorse or pause!”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)