Top 1200 Noble Deeds Quotes & Sayings - Page 19
Explore popular Noble Deeds quotes.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Our faults afflict us more than our good deeds console. Pain is ever uppermost in the conscience as in the heart.
The true nature of all wealth is temporary; those who have wealth must here and now do good deeds that will live for a long time.
Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. (Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum.)
. . .It is the Law that while Evil, unopposed, may accomplish terrible deeds, the power of Good can never be overthrown when opposed to Evil. . .
I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these egalitarian times.
Never underestimate the capacity of noble young men to do incredibly foolish things for perfectly good reasons.
Love is manifested not only through the distribution of one's possessions, but even moreso through the spreading of the word of God and helpful deeds.
To save a man and thereby to spare a father's agony and a mother's feelings is not to do a noble deed, it is but an act of humanity.
I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.
Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth, Eorlingas!
One evil receives strength from another. In the same way, good deeds also sprout one from another, and the one in whom they are found grows larger.
Man's hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or moaning dove.
Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden! Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
Judge not of actions by their mere effect; Dive to the center, and the cause detect. Great deeds from meanest springs may take their course, And smallest virtues from a mighty source.
All the good, fine, noble, and creative acts of humanity were conceived as a spark in a single human consciousness.
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
It's not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of the deeds could have done better.
Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.
I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
For this is love's truth; she joins two in one being, makes sweet sour, strangers neighbors, and the lowly noble.
Very few among us are noble, or even mature, in all parts of our nature at the same time.
I won a noble fame;
But with a sudden frown,
The people snatched my crown,
And, in the mire, trod down
My lofty name.
The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.
In a culture where profit has become the true God, self-sacrifice can seem incomprehensible rather than noble.
Put yourself in the other man's place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds.
It's very noble of President Obama to want to stay at the helm and maybe go down with this sinking ship.
A Lady with a Lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood.
Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
God blesses still the generous thought,And still the fitting word He speeds,And Truth, at His requiring taught,He quickens into deeds.
People don't necessarily do evil deeds because they want to; people happen to do something with horrible consequences even if they meant to be kind.
We need to love people with our deeds AND our words because sharing the Good News is a process, not just an event.
Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.
A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.
A key to the mentality of the left is that it judges itself by its best intentions, and judges its opponents - America chief among them - by their worst deeds.
A trial cannot be conducted by announcing the general culpability of a civilization. Only the actual deeds which, at least, stank in the nostrils of the entire world were brought to judgment.
In the grave should be buried the prejudices and passions born of conflict. Charity should hold the scales in which are weighed the deeds of men.
The words you've bandied are sufficient;
'Tis deeds that I prefer to see.
[Ger., Der Worte sind genug gewechselt,
Lasst mich auch endlich Thaten sehn.]
For truth itself does not have the privilege to be employed at any time and in every way; its use, noble as it is, has its circumscriptions and limits.
A [reformed] vampire ... mostly tries to make reparation for his previous evil by doing good deeds-most commonly, apparently, going into the crime solving business.
The paramount destiny and mission of woman is to fulfill the noble and benign offices of wife and mother. That is the law of the Creator.
Leadership involves building an esprit de corps, the creation of a sense of purpose in pursuit of noble and clear objectives.
Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man's nature and of life's potential.
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.
I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is announced, however they remain unmindful in their vain discussions and fruitless deeds.
Actors really are the scum of the earth. Their behavior makes overpaid rock stars look positively noble.
Just as a very little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds, that we think we do in this life, are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what you preach?
When your thoughts, words, and deeds form a seamless fabric, you streamline your efforts and thus eliminate worry and dread.
We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.
Morals do not come from the state and society. Morality deals with weightier matters that measure our thoughts, words, and deeds against universals that are true regardless of time and place.
Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.
For I had rather die in the adventure ot noble achievements, then live in obscure and sluggish security.
Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love.
A house is built of logs and stone, of tiles and posts and piers; a home is built of loving deeds that stand a thousand years.
Every comrade must be brought to understand that the supreme test of the words and deeds of a Communist is whether they conform with the highest interests and enjoy the support of the overwhelming majority of the people.
