Quotes About Honour

I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.

John Kipling is still among the more than 400,000 British Empire dead from 1914–1918 whose resting place is not known.

pasturing among a herd of cattle and cast about for some means of getting him into his clutches; so he sent him word that he was sacrificing a sheep, and asked if he would do him the honour of dining with him. The Bull accepted the invitation, but, on arriving at the Lion's den, he saw a great array of

We will live in more beautiful, wise and humane communities when we have learnt to reorient the system of ambition, when the most driven and energetic individuals have the chance to win honour through work that taps into mankind's highest needs.

attempting to understand what could have eroded our sense of community, an important role has traditionally been accorded to the privatization of religious belief that occurred in Europe and the United States in the nineteenth century. Historians have suggested that we began to disregard our neighbours at around the same time as we ceased communally to honour our gods.

You know what's so cool about gaming? The whole collective consciousness thing! Like when you tap into your own knight in shinning armor, you're tapping into all knights in shinning armor. All these archetypes, you know, are we're all of them, and you have to learn to honour and acknowledge them inside you." "Plus, you get to be people you're not." "Um. True. And people you are.

May I deal with honour May I act with courage May I achieve humility

To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.

This is how you honour God, that you can turn this way or that way, as God calls you to it.

God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown of all faithful souls) for those who have not defiled themselves with women.

There is no cruelty in regard for God's honour.

But at my back I always hear Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found; Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing song; then worms shall try That long-preserved virginity, And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust; The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace.

A jizva? Pro rytíÃ…â"¢a je to ?estná památka, známka slávy a proslulosti, když mu ju kapitula tak pÃ…â"¢ála. RytíÃ…â"¢ bez jizvy je kokot, a ne hrdina. Optej sa ho, hrabÄ›, uvidíÅ¡, že je rád.

Una volta, un sovrano ha offeso l'orgoglio di uno strigo proponendogli un lavoro che non si addiceva al nostro onore e al nostro codice. Come se non bastasse, non prendendo atto del suo gentile rifiuto, voleva impedirgli di lasciare il castello. Tutti coloro che poi hanno commentato l'episodio hanno convenuto nell'affermare che non era stata la migliore delle sue idee.

Wherein does a woman's honour reside, old chap? In her vagina or in her spirit?

I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

I always say the Premier League is the best in the world, and I still feel it is an honour to be playing here, but I think English football suits my game. Football is more physical here; the ref is not whistling every foul.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

The appellation of a Scottish Bard is by far my highest pride; to continue to deserve it is my most exalted ambition.

Sports play a very important role in consolidating the national strength, adding lustre to the country's prestige and honour, inspiring people with national dignity and pride, and imbuing the whole society with revolutionary mettle.

It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia.

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no.

I am honoured to be invited by our respected Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi to join the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.' I dedicate myself to this movement and will invite nine other leading Indians to join me in the 'Clean India' campaign.