T Quotes
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“The noble spirit grows from the bareness of thoughts.”
“The noble style immobilizes its subjects.”
“The noble temptation to see too much in everything.”
“The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.”
Source: Letters to a Young Contrarian
“The noble type of man feels himself to be the determiner of values, he does not need to be approved of, he judges 'what harms me is harmful in itself', he knows himself to be that which in general accords honour to things, he creates values.”
“The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.”
“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”
Source: The Analects
“The nobleness of silence. The highest melody dwells only in silence,--the sphere melody, the melody of health.”
“The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.”
“The nobler and more perfect a thing is, the later and slower it is in arriving at maturity. A man reaches the maturity of his reasoning powers and mental faculties hardly before the age of twenty-eight; a woman at eighteen.”
Source: Studies in Pessimism: Top of Schopenhauer
“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.”
“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.”
“The Nobles and the Cultists have few weapons, and the commoners outnumber them- so why is the smaller group dominating the space?”
Source: The Maid and the Crocodile
“The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.”
Source: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'
“The nobles had made reading unpopular, as it showed that one couldn’t afford to buy spells or magical devices, since one had to get knowledge to do things the ordinary way; even if this view held little logic, the king himself was known to insult readers as “bookfaces” or “unable to think for themselves, so they need to spout what others have said,” and these opinions became popular, as did most views expressed by the king or his son.”
Source: Dysmorphic Kingdom
“The noblest are they who turning from the things the vulgar crave, seek the source of a blessed life in worlds to which the senses do not lead.”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“The noblest art is that of making others happy”
“The noblest art is the nude. This truth is recognized by all, and followed by painters, sculptors and poets. Only the dancer has forgotten it, who should remember it, as the instrument of [the dance] art is the human body itself.”
Source: The Dance
“The noblest attribute of man is the love for all living creatures.”
-Shenita Etwaroo”
“The noblest calling in the world is motherhood. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece, or who can write a book that will influence millions, deserve the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters whose immortal souls will exert influence throughout the ages long after paintings shall have faded, and books and statues shall have decayed or been destroyed, deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God.”
“The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride.”
“The noblest contribution which any man can make for the benefit of posterity, is that of character. The richest bequest which any man can leave to the youth of his native land, is that of a shining, spotless example.”
Source: Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851
“The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them.”
“The noblest Digladiation is in the Theatre of ourselves.”
Source: Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and Other Papers
“The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.”
“The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.”
Source: Meditations
“The noblest life is the one laid down for another.”
Source: Origin
“The noblest lord is ushered in By the practicing physician, And the humblest lout is ushered out By a certified mortician. And in between, they find their foyers Alive with summonses from lawyers.”
Source: The face is familiar: the selected verse of Ogden Nash
“The noblest mind the best contentment has”
Source: Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves: Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene
“The noblest motive is the public good.”
“The noblest of all studies is the study of what man is and of what life he should live.”
“The noblest of the elements is water”
“The noblest part of a friend is an honest boldness in the notifying of errors. He that tells me of a fault, aiming at my good, I must think him wise and faithful--wise in spying that which I see not; faithful in a plain admonishment, not tainted with flattery.”
Source: Resolves: divine, moral and political
“The noblest people are those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them poverty, ignorance, hardship and death.”
“The noblest places to reside: held in another’s thoughts, lifted in their prayers, and cherished in their heart.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“The noblest pleasure is praising God.”
“The noblest pleasure is praying.”
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”
“The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.”
“The noblest question in the world is: 'What good may I do in it?'”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“The noblest relationship is marriage, that is, love. Its nobility resides in its altruism, the desire to serve another beyond all the pleasures of the relationship; and in its refusal ever to regard the other as a thing, an object, a utilizability. Sex is an exchange of pleasures, of needs; love is a giving without return. It is this giving without return, this helping without reward, this surplus of pure good, that identifies the uniqueness of man as well as the true nature of the true marriage. This is the quintessence the great alchemy of sex is for.”
“The noblest revenge is to forgive”
“The noblest search is the search for excellence.”
“The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen.”
“The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.”
“The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed.”
Source: The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:
“The noblest worship is to make yourself as good and as just as you can.”
“The nobly born must nobly meet his fate.”
“The Nobodies
Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and nobodies dream of escaping
poverty: that one magical day good luck will suddenly rain down on
them---will rain down in buckets. But good luck doesn't rain down
yesterday, today, tomorrow, or ever. Good luck doesn't even fall in a
fine drizzle, no matter how hard the nobodies summon it, even if their
left hand is tickling, or if they begin the new day with their right
foot, or start the new year with a change of brooms.
The nobodies: nobody's children, owners of nothing. The nobodies: the
no ones, the nobodied, running like rabbits, dying through life,
screwed every which way.
Who are not, but could be.
Who don't speak languages, but dialects.
Who don't have religions, but superstitions.
Who don't create art, but handicrafts.
Who don't have culture, but folklore.
Who are not human beings, but human resources.
Who do not have faces, but arms.
Who do not have names, but numbers.
Who do not appear in the history of the world, but in the police
blotter of the local paper.
The nobodies, who are not worth the bullet that kills them.”
Source: Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
“The Nobodies
Who are not, but could be.
Who don't speak languages, but dialects.
Who don't have religions, but superstitions.
Who don't create art, but handicrafts.
Who don't have culture, but folklore.
Who are not human beings, but human resources.
Who do not have faces, but arms.
Who do not have names, but numbers.
Who do not appear in the history of the world, but in the police
blotter of the local paper.
The nobodies, who are not worth the bullet that kills them.”