Say not that honor is the child of boldness nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due but to the manner of performing it.
You must keep your honor! You cant speak for the country; you can do little about the national economy or actions of moral weaklings who excuse themselves with the expression That is politics; nor can you be responsible for deception in others. But you are responsible for yourself! There are no collective panaceas only individual ones.
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past trying to reconstruct its scenes to revive its echoes and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. What is the worth of all this? The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield however the fate may play we march always in the ranks of honor.
Honor is like an island rugged and without shores; we can never re-enter it once we are on the outside.
When you are aspiring to the highest place it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
The louder he talked of his honour the faster we counted our spoons.
But if it be a sin to covet honour I am the most offending soul alive.
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
His honour rooted in dishonour stood And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.
Say not that honor is the child of boldness nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due but to the manner of performing it.
You must keep your honor! You cant speak for the country; you can do little about the national economy or actions of moral weaklings who excuse themselves with the expression That is politics; nor can you be responsible for deception in others. But you are responsible for yourself! There are no collective panaceas only individual ones.
OVATION n. n ancient Rome a definite formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser triumph.
Honor is like an island rugged and without shores; once we have left it we can never return.
All honor?s wounds are self-inflicted.
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past trying to reconstruct its scenes to revive its echoes and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. What is the worth of all this? The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield however the fate may play we march always in the ranks of honor.
Honor lies in honest toil.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
Honors a good brooch to wear in a mans hat at all times.
Honor isnt about making the right choices. Its about dealing with the consequences.
You can be deprived of your money your job and your home by someone else but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.
He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.
Honor without money is a mere malady.
Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.
Honor is like the eye which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone the price of which is lessened by a single flaw.