Noble Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old noble quotes, noble sayings, and noble proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Noble man remembers nothing good he did for others. Ali-Shir Nava'i
The noble grotesque involves the true appreciation of beauty. John Ruskin
There are only two noble pursuits in life: knowledge and love. Carlos Salinas
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things. Xunzi
To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The only noble thing a man can do with money is to build a schooner. Robert Louis Stevenson
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries. Charles Simmons
Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns. Thomas Carlyle
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. Joshua Chamberlain
Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great. Carlo Goldoni
A noble book! all men's book! Thomas Carlyle
The noble style immobilizes its subjects. Mason Cooley
He is noble who both feels and acts nobly. Heinrich Heine
Be noble in every thought and in every deed! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A noble plant suites not with a stubborn ground. George Herbert
It is very noble hypocrisy not to talk of one's self. Friedrich Nietzsche
Back of every noble life there are principles that have fashioned it. George Lorimer