Quotes About Honor

We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights.

To them that ask, where have you seen the Gods, or how do you know for certain there are Gods, that you are so devout in their worship? I answer: Neither have I ever seen my own soul, and yet I respect and honor it.

What is there in man so worthy of honor and reverence as this, that he is capable of contemplating something higher than his own reason, more sublime than the whole universe- that Spirit which alone is self-subsis-tent, from which all truth proceeds, without which there is no truth?

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

The hoary beard is a crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Conscience, as I understand it, is the impulse to do the right thing because it is right, regardless of personal ends, and has nothing whatever to do with the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Noble fathers have noble children.

Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause.

See the conquering hero comes! Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

No revenge is more honorable than the one not taken.

A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.

It was truthfully an honor in itself to be able to act face to face with Choi Min Sik. I was really nervous, but his encouragement became a huge strength to me.

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.

People consider me a hero, but I turn around and look at the military people overseas. They're the freaking heroes. They're the ones putting their lives on the line for America.

Stanley Kramer? Spencer Tracy? No one turns down being in a movie with them.

We watch so many TV shows and movies about jaded or corrupt policemen, we forget people join the police force to do good, and they really care about that.

At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at thirty-three that one must shoot As often as one gets the rare chance - In killing there is more than commentary.

My father was an amazing guy. Twenty years in the Navy, great father.

Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.

Even in the news division of Fox - which I want to make very clear and I have from the very beginning - I am not a journalist. In fact, I wear that as a badge of honor.