But he quickly abandoned the commercial world because he wanted to do something nobler.

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The critical element to every transcendent purpose is a commitment to serving something bigger and nobler than ourselves.

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In this mythology, the shorter you are, the nobler you're likely to prove.

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In all cases there's a change to the self -- a kind of opening to our higher, nobler possibilities.

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But some countries contend that boue can be treated in ways that transform it into something altogether nobler than mere sludge.

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Part of Mr Mandela's saintly aura derives from his tireless appeal to South Africans' nobler instincts, such as forgiveness and remorse.

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This also struck us as a much nobler use of our technology to bring inexpensive banking services to upwards of 3 billion people rather than simply making music easier to share.

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Did you ever see a nobler noggin?

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