Quotes About Honor

No man was alone and friendless if he had a proper sword.

If any man accuseth me to my face, I will answer him with my mouth; but my tail is good enough to return an answer to such who traduceth [slanders] me behind my back. —Sir Walter Ralegh

Those who lack faith and commitment live without purpose. They do not work for the sake of the goal but only for their own pleasure, to gain honor or money.

The Duelists.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

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No more roundabout discussions of what makes a good man. Be one!

Kingship: to earn a bad reputation by good deeds.

But death and life, honor and dishonor, pain and pleasure—all these things equally happen to good men and bad, being things which make us neither better nor worse. Therefore they are neither good nor evil.

Honor and revere the gods, treat human beings as they deserve, be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. Remember, nothing belongs to you but your flesh and blood—and nothing else is under your control.

But death certainly, and life, honour and dishonour, pain and pleasure, all these things equally happen to good men and bad, being things which make us neither better nor worse. Therefore they are neither good nor evil.

How free from all vanity he carried himself in matter of honour and dignity, (as they are esteemed:) his laboriousness and assiduity, his readiness to hear any man, that had aught to say tending to any common good:

How free from all vanity he carried himself in matter of honour and dignity, (as they are esteemed:) his laboriousness and assiduity, his readiness to hear any man, that had aught to say tending to any common good: how generally and impartially he would give every man his due; his skill and knowledge

While you live—while you can—be a good man.

Don't stray, but do what's right whenever you're moved to act, and stick with what's clear and certain whenever you think.

De mi padre[144] la gentileza, la firmeza sin oscilación en decisiones previamente analizadas; no vanagloriarse en lo que se considera motivo de honras; ser amigo del esfuerzo y perseverar; prestar oídos a quien tiene algo en bien del común que proponer; no dejarse pervertir al distribuir a cada

It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character.

Ultrájate, ultrájate a ti misma, alma mía! Y no encontrarás luego la ocasión de adquirirte el honor que a ti misma debes. Breve es la vida de todos. La tuya se te pasó casi toda, y no te aprecias cuando, por el contrario, mides tu felicidad por lo que acontece en las almas ajenas.

No more roundabout discussion of what makes a good man. Be one!

Life for each of us is a mere moment, and this life of yours is nearly over, while you still show yourself no honour, but let your own welfare depend on other people's souls.

Make it not any longer a matter of dispute or discourse, what are the signs and properties of a good man, but really and actually be such.

There is nothing more shameful than perfidious friendship.

Never esteem aught of advantage which will oblige you to break your faith, or to desert your honour; to hate, to suspect, or to execrate any man; to play a part; or to set your mind on anything that needs to be hidden by wall or curtain.

By my twenty-second birthday, you know, I had killed eight men. Eight that I was certain of, eight that I could plainly count. That information was stuffed deep within my gut, and if anyone ever asked if I killed someone during the war, particularly if a child ever asked, I vowed I'd shake my head no, that information was never coming out.--SHIFTY'S WAR