Quotes About Honor

No man, Mr. Reeves, would be more ready than myself to ask pardon, even of my inferior, had I done a wrong thing: But never should a prince make me stoop to disavow a right one.

Chastity is the crown and glory of a woman. The most profligate of men love modesty in the sex, at the very time they are forming plots to destroy it in a particular object.

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.

Nobody speaks smut to my wife and gets away with it.

A knight must throw down his gauntlet to the Devil and fight for right against the servants of sin. Whether you win or lose matters not, only whether you follow the quest. Remember that virtue always prevails.

I just can't. I'm married. I made my bed and now I have to lie in it.

I won't drink at the party, he said quickly. If you don't want me to, I won't. I swear it right now. My hand is on a stack of Bibles. I paused. That's very chivalrous. Chivalrous would be my middle name, if I could spell it.

you should never be surprised when people treat you with respect. You should expect it.

Of course, I have known for a long time that we have inherited a mad fear of being slighted or scorned, an exacerbated honor. It is not quite the duelist's madness of a hundred years ago, but we are a people of tantrums nevertheless. A word exchanged in a movie or some other crowd, and we are ready to fly at one another.

Through Malachi, God chastises them for "thinking that the Lord's table may be despised" (Malachi 1:7). That's strong language, but it rings true. A man who insists that he loves his wife while he lavishes the finest gifts upon his mistress does not truly love his wife.

Honor's face turned bright red. Her knuckles went white. "Yes," Honor said. "I understand, Mister Gibbons." Gibbons nodded, making the common mistake of thinking that understanding and agreeing were the same thing.

Dr. Barlow, it is, of course, customary to check with the caption before, uh, giving away his ship. -Deryn Sharp

I do not pretend to aught worth knowing, I do not pretend I could be a teacher To help or convert a fellow-creature. Then, too, I've neither lands nor gold, Nor the world's least pomp or honor hold— No dog would endure such a curst existence!

MEPHISTO. Honor to you, you reverend peak, With your great forests of stout oak, Whose umbrage Luna's brightest light Strives in vain to penetrate! —But in those bushes there I see A spark glowing modestly. How luckily things work out, yes, It's him, it's him, Homunculus! 8080 And where have you been, minikin?

Alles in der Welt läuft doch auf eine Lumperei hinaus und ein Mensch, der um anderer Willen, ohne daß es seine eigene Leidenschaft, sein eigenes Bedürfnis ist, sich um Geld oder Ehre oder sonst was abarbeitet, ist immer ein Tor.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.

The pure-bred mare is not shamed by its trappings. p56

Integrity is the noblest possession. -Latin Proverb.

Apart from the qualities of muruwaa - courage, generosity, integrity, fairness, and honor or good reputation - a Bedouin chief needed practical wisdom, for he needed to be a skilled negotiator, to be able to resolve quarrels between his followers before they got out of hand, and to deal with allies from other tribes" p54

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.

Virtue is not always amiable.

Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a positive passion for the public good, the public interest, honor, power and glory, established in the minds of the people, or there can be no republican government, nor any real liberty: and this public passion must be superior to all private passions

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