Quotes About Honor

Certainly a man who dies in the flower of his Excellency when he is sure of his good name, has the greatest honor; then he brings no shame upon himself or upon his friend. Therefore his friend should be happier that he died in such circumstances then if he had died when his name had grown pale with age and his accomplishments were all forgotten Theseus

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones.

You will be welcome in hell, Senora. Hell is the home of honor, duty, justice, and the rest of the seven deadly virtues. All the wickedness on earth is done in their name: where else but in hell should they have their reward? Have I not told you that the truly damned are those who are happy in hell?

Professional soldiers are people who die for a living.

I shall do everything it becomes me to do.

You know I have duties??we both have duties??before which feeling must be sacrificed.

It is a woman's duty not to lower herself.

Let any lady who is inclined to be hard on Mrs. Cadwallader inquire into the comprehensiveness of her own beautiful views, and be quite sure that they afford accommodation for all the lives which have the honor to coexist with hers. With

I am telling the history of very simple people, who had never had any illuminating doubts as to personal integrity and honor.

Women are sacred.

Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

When you won that title you should know now that you are representing a whole country or nation with your actions and you are now in a glass house or under a microscope and you better be ready to make your people proud.

Did you ever stop to think that a great man in life who has won great acclaim and great reputation is the very man who is willing to share and give the honor to others in the doing of things that made him great?

The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten.

I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.

I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.

It's an honor to see that green jacket in the bedroom closet, but I'm not going to become somebody else because I won the Masters.

When I won the Tony, I blacked out. I don't remember anything. I had bullet points jotted down, but I forgot to read half of them. My hands were shaking. It was an insane honor to be recognized in that way.