Definition of Nobly

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Definition of Nobly
	Nobly Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done. Splendidly; magnificently. Related Definitions: As, Born, Deed, Descended, Done, Extraction, Greatness, In, Magnanimity, Magnificently, Manner, Noble, Nobly, Of, Or, Soul, Splendidly, With

Nobly Quotations

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.
William Shakespeare

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.
Aldous Huxley

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
Jean Jacques Rousseau

Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.
John Ruskin

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
Bertrand Russell

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
Homer

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. As men become aware that few have had a fair chance, they are inclined to say that no women have had a fair chance.
Margaret Fuller

There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The effort was nobly made and failed from the blows that could not be fended.
James Longstreet

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
Johann Kaspar Lavater

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
Pierre Corneille

Nobly Translations

nobly in Latin is generose, divinitus

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