Quotes About Honor

All beauties are to be honored, but only one embraced.

If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.

To play for your country is the best thing that can happen.

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

We have the best military in the world.

I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.

Living up to your commitments is part of business ethics. My word is my bond.

A principle isn't a principle until it costs you something.

I must be the only person of my age who doesn't have a bloody gong. They are so common in show business.

It is honor that makes commerce possible, dear brother. And the law courts, when men lack it.

He has a chance to make somebody move over on Mount Rushmore. He's working for his place on the coins and the postage stamps.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

and conferred on Henry the title of Fidei Defensor, 'Defender of the Faith'. It was not supposed to be inherited, but the royal family have used it ever since.

Now in giving honor to one's parents or to the gods, as indeed the Philosopher says, it is impossible to repay them measure for measure; but it suffices that man repay as much as he can, for friendship does not demand measure for measure, but what is possible.

It is significant that in most languages there is a single word for the essential virtue regarding both of these two relationships, which are the only two relationships where we cannot pay all that is owed. The word is "piety" (pietas). It means honor to both ancestors and God, the authors of our life.

Trouble was, they never let on to their sons how scared they was—so scared they forgot the color of a man because he could outshoot the man who scared 'em. And bein ashamed, they never talked about it or discussed it in the family.

hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue

The Lakotas' concept of teamwork was deeply rooted in their view of the universe. A warrior didn't try to stand out from his fellow band members; he strove to act bravely and honorably, to help the group in whatever way he could to accomplish its mission.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. GEORGE MACDONALD

If a witch needs something, another witch will give it to her. If there is war to be fought, we don't consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not it is right to fight. Nor do we have any notion of honor. An insult to a bear is a deadly thing. To us...inconceivable. How could you insult a witch? What would it matter if you did?

You might not have more courage, but you should be ashamed to show less.