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“It requires a conviction that every people has a unique contribution to give to mankind, and that this they must make or remain sterile, subservient, sallow, and that this contribution they must have commenced to make before they can hope to understand the spirit that informs all great works and inspires all noble living.”

People Giving Spirit Mankind Inspire Unique Conviction Noble Contribution Great Work Subservient

Author:Lawren Harris

“Daniel Day-Lewis is particularly a sort of beacon I've been following for some time. For God's sake, I'm not even in his league but he inspires me because he's not interested in playing himself; he's only interested in playing other people and the whole thing is like an adventure for him, it seems to me. It's some kind of spiritual exploration, which is an amazing, noble thing.”

People Kind Whole Seems Spiritual Inspire Adventure Sake Following Noble League Exploration Not Interested Beacons Daniel Day Lewis

Author:Tom Hiddleston

“Bravery is a mean state concerned with things that inspire confidence and with things fearful ... and leading us to choose danger and to face it, either because to do so is noble, or because not to do so is base. But to court death as an escape from poverty, or from love, or from some grievous pain, is no proof of bravery, but rather of cowardice.”

Mean States Pain Faces Poverty Danger Inspire Concerned Bravery Court Noble Proof Fearful Cowardice

Book:The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

Source: The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

“Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.”

Want Trying Desire Can Do Chance Inspire Becoming Leaving Noble Worthwhile Becoming More Orderly

Author:Christian D. Larson

“A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.”

Purpose Sacrifice Inspire Innovation Perseverance Noble

Book:What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation

Source: What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation

“Good poetry does undoubtedly tend to form the soul and character; it tends to beget a love of beauty and of truth in alliance together, it suggests, however indirectly, high and noble principles of action, and it inspires the emotion so helpful in making principles operative.”

Doe Soul Character Action Together Form Poetry Literature Emotion Principles Inspire Noble Helpful Alliances Begets Good Poetry

Book:Matthew Arnold on education

Source: Matthew Arnold on education

“A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.”

People Form Example Inspire Noble Breasts Sovereign Nobility

Author:David Mallet

“The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.”

Made Difficult Inspire Tasks Noble Hearted

Author:Soren Kierkegaard

“When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.”

Inspirational Looks Spirit Work Inspire Judging Masters Products Standards Noble Lifts Craftsman Craftsmanship Lift Your Spirits

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.”

Made Book Spirit Reading Inspire Tests Raises Excellence Noble Manly Workmen

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings-admiration or pity.”

Humans Heart Two Feelings Inspire Respect Affair Noble Pity Admiration Nobility

Author:Anatole France