Noble Birth

Famous quotes containing the words noble and/or birth:

“my pleasure
was in the strength of my back,
in my noble shoulders, the cool
smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“When I read of the vain discussions of the present day about the Virgin Birth and other old dogmas which belong to the past, I feel how great the need is still of a real interest in the religion which builds up character, teaches brotherly love, and opens up to the seeker such a world of usefulness and the beauty of holiness.”
—Olympia Brown (1835–1900)