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Quotes About Honor

Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
~ Mark Twain
When I am come to mine own again, I will always honor little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar.
~ Mark Twain
Yes, King Edward VI lived only a few years, poor boy, but he lived them worthily.
~ Mark Twain
I could not really complain, because he had only given me his word of honor as security; I ought to have required of him something substantial.
~ Mark Twain
It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
~ Mark Twain
It had borne the burden, it had earned the honor"—
~ Mark Twain
Ah, heavens and earth, friend, if you had made the acquiring of ignorance the study of your life, you could not have graduated with higher honor than you could to-day.
~ Mark Twain
The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.
~ Mark Twain
Always—from all companies, high or low—she went forth richer in honor and esteem than when she came.
~ Mark Twain
Virtue never has been as respectable as money.
~ Mark Twain
Nothing could divert them from the regular and faithful performance of the pieties enjoined by the Church.  More than once I had seen a noble who had gotten his enemy at a disadvantage, stop to pray before cutting his throat; more than once I had seen a noble, after ambushing and despatching his enemy, retire to the nearest wayside shrine and humbly give thanks, without even waiting to rob the body.
~ Mark Twain
There are not enough morally brave men in stock. We are out of moral-courage material; we are in a condition of profound poverty.
~ Mark Twain
When I am come to mine own again, I will always honour little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed in me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar.
~ Mark Twain
If ze zhentlemans will to me make ze grande honneur to me rattain in hees serveece, I shall show to him every sing zat is magnifique to look upon in ze beautiful Parree. I speaky ze Angleesh pairfaitemaw.
~ Mark Twain
Do right and you will be conspicuous.
~ Mark Twain
Tom!, ¿cómo pudiste ser tan noble?
~ Mark Twain
I felt something and vowed that if I ever got a girl I would treat her right and never be bad or dirty to her or hurt her, ever. I vowed it and had all the confidence in the world that I would keep the vow.
~ Markus Zusak
If I die anytime soon, you make sure they bury me right.
~ Markus Zusak
You know, Ed,' the Father says, "They say their countless saints that have nothing to do with church and almost no knowledge of God, but they say that God walks with those people without them ever knowing it.' His eyes are inside me now followed by the words 'You're one of those people, Ed. It's an honor to know you.' I've been called many things in my life, but no one has told me it's an honor to know me.
~ Markus Zusak
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~ Markus Zusak
Lo principal era tratar de no dejar nunca mal parado a un adversario, ashanti, fanti, mexicano o lo que fuere.
~ Martin Cruz Smith
Don't imagine I am running away from the Dardanelles. I glory in it.'41 On
~ Martin Gilbert
God want us to put Him on display, so that everyone who looks at us sees the beauty of His image. It's a profound honor and responsibility to bear the image of God.
~ Mary A. Kassian
was a man with whom she could join hands and build a life of trust, and honor and mutual respect. Could she really believe that such a life was possible? Opening
~ Mary Alice Monroe