Quotes About Honor

There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.

I have prayed with the families and wept at the funerals of Hoosiers who did not shrink from 9-11 but grew into heroes whose names will forever be engraved in the heart of a grateful nation.

Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.

Golf is a game with morals. There's always an opportunity to be a scoundrel. That's why it's a gentleman's game.

Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.

There's a lot to learn in Nashville. This town is just filled with amazing, talented, smart people, so it's been an honor to be part of that community and to have everyone open their arms wide to me.

This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up to Lincoln's charge: to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.

Waving the banner of my coaches is a heavy flag to wield, so it's something I take very serious.

It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

I love my wife, she deserves anything and everything.

A real man doesn't need to drag a woman through the mud for the sake of appeasing his wife.

You can say what you want about me, but don't mess with my wife.

But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out.

I have been approached to consider an appointment to the Virginia Supreme Court. I am humbled and honored to be considered for such a position, but it is not something that my wife and I have previously contemplated.

I'm not an original member, though I'm sort of an original member. I've been on a lot of records and took them to great heights. For them to make me the sixth Temptation is quite an honor.

I'm very proud of all my children. They all have Christian families; they read the Bible; they pray; the kids go to Sunday school; they know the Ten Commandments by heart. That's my greatest honor, and I couldn't do anything to glorify God that could surpass that. That's very meaningful.

I started out as Keith Mitchell. I had done probably about ten years of television work under that name. Then my grandfather passed away in 1984. I wanted to honor him and his name.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

Yes, I've got inwardness and tenderness, but I also get angry and vituperative, and you have to honour that as well.

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

For lack of a better term, they've labeled me a sex symbol. It's flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy.