A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi avoidbadlyconviction Change image and share on social
A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Jean Racine feltheartmalice Change image and share on social
A noble heart will always capitulate to reason. Friedrich Schiller capitulateheartnoble Change image and share on social
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. Marcus Aurelius ambitionaspirationaspire share on social
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe attractholdnoble Change image and share on social
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. Gary Hamel encourageinnovationinspire Change image and share on social
A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable. Victor Hugo inseparablenoblepoetic Change image and share on social
A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race. James Payn accomplishmentbenefitcherish Change image and share on social
A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places. Isabelle Eberhardt distantlifelove Change image and share on social
A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it's not as satisfying in the end. Chaim Potok difficultendfiction share on social
