Quotes About Honor

Self-respect is the solid foundation of your self, your existance, and how you're perceived by the world. How can you expect anyone, let alone the world, respect you if you yourself can't respect yourself? Respect yourself first, and treat your fellow humans and animals with the same respect, and the world will begin to respect you, before you realize it.

Self-respect means not bending your head, and holding it high. Self-respect is the most important virtue. Never lose your self-respect.

Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

Skulduggery was right by Valkyrie's elbow, but remained quiet. She appreciated that. Any other man would have leaped in to defend her honour. Valkyrie was quite capable of doing that herself.

This necklace has cost two very fine men their lives. At times I wear it in tribute to their sacrifice. Other times, I wear it because it goes with this skirt, - China Sorrows

Only a heathen would bring a gun to a swordfight.

Mist spoke. "And now, Miss Sorrows, where do your loyalties lie?" China looked at her. "Where they have always lain, Madame Mist. With me.

Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

I have almost no capacity for worship. What I have is the knowledge that it is my duty to worship and worship only what I believe to be true." May 19, 1962

When we step on the battlefield, I will be The First Boots On and the Last Boots Off.

No person among us desires any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

Follow me if I advance, kill me if I retreat, avenge me if I die.

Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.

Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back with your shield or on it.' Later on, this custom declined. So did Rome... (but not before it created an Empire that changed the world -EM).

Guide humbly.Guide happily.Guide hopefully.Guide honorably.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.

I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

The honor of a nation is its life. Deliberately to abandon it is to commit an act of political suicide.

The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.