Quotes About Honor

What is a Man without his heroic deeds?

Warriors respect each other. They give dignity to each other either in a win or in a defeat.

I do not want a husband who honors me as a queen if he does not love me as a woman.

The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.

I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.

I am poor and feeble, persecuted and vulnerable, Yeshua conquered me, and with the New Man he honored me, He delivered me from the poverty-stricken self with his great love, he cherishes me.

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

That one flag encircles us with its folds today, the unrivaled object of our loyal love.

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.

I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.

The natural impulses of every thoroughbred include his sense of honor; his love of fair play and courage; his dislike of pretense and of cheapness.

There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm.

To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths.

Shun the praise of men and love the one who, in the fear of the Lord, reprimands you.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

Rejection is no badge of honour.

If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.

It is important not to turn the dead into saints. Nobody can walk in the shadow of a saint.

Recognize Them

Life to me is the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don't matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly.

politics is brutal because it engages the most fundamental human impulses for affection, honor, power, and fame. Great principles and grand visions are ennobling, but at its best politics is an imperfect means to an altruistic end.

The Creator is infinite. This means he has all possible existence, perfection, and excellence. This means he must also have all possible honor and respect. In every way God is first and supreme. His excellent qualities are the supreme beauty and glory, the original good, and the fountain of all good. This, of course, means that he must in every way have the highest regard and honor.

Is it right for God to be pleased when others hold him in contempt? Is it fitting that he be joyful when his created beings despise him? Of course not! To the contrary, it's fitting and proper for God to be displeased when his created beings hold him in contempt. But this means that it's also fitting and proper for him to be pleased when appropriate love, esteem, and honor are given to him.