A noble deed is a dream before it is reality. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul, a beautiful world waits to be realized.
James AllenStichwörter: inspirational progress beauty patience virtue dream nobility potential noble
Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?...He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage...
Robert OlmsteadStichwörter: strength courage horses nobility
You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from one’s actions.” His voice was hard-edged, and his words seemed harsh to her. “The MacKinnon brothers are the highest nobility to those who live on the frontier—true warriors, men who know how to fight and survive, men who put the lives of others before their own. Your family’s wealth, your title, your virtue—they mean nothing out here. They won’t fill your belly, and they won’t keep you alive. What matters most right now is your survival. (Joseph to Lady Sarah)
Pamela ClareStichwörter: integrity honor nobility title
We like to admit to only that which already glows, although it is nobler to support brightness before it glows, not afterwards.
Dejan StojanovicStichwörter: wisdom books poetry philosophy literature poets nobility quotes glow brightness poetry-quotes literature-quotes dejan-stojanovic the-sun-watches-the-sun admit
Nobility is not only in forgiveness.
Dejan StojanovicStichwörter: wisdom books poetry philosophy literature poets nobility quotes poetry-quotes forgivness literature-quotes dejan-stojanovic the-sun-watches-the-sun
And do you know another thing, Arthur? Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds.
T.H. WhiteStichwörter: life peace war nobility pacifism king-arthur merlin
No duty is ignoble. What can be ignoble is the sight of people trying not to be ignoble.
Idries ShahThere’s more to being a warrior than killing. A true warrior — the best warrior — isn’t cruel or mean. He doesn’t claw an enemy who can’t fight back. Where’s the honor in that?
Erin HunterStichwörter: mercy honor nobility warrior warrior-cats
Laws should act as the lower limits of acceptable behavior, not as a guide to noble action.
George HammondI wouldn't worry about it too much, son. Certainly not about the peasants and the servants. They don't feel things as we do.”
“They're human.”
“Barely. They might as well be another species. What would happen without us to keep them in check? They wouldn't work the land. They would be at each other's throat if we weren't there to restrain them. Face it, they are driven by their instincts. Granted, that is a generalization, and there are some individuals who rise above that. Personally I think that is how the nobility originated. Even today, with the help of the Gods, hard work and some luck such a man can rise above his station. But as a group…
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