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Quotes About Honor

Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.
~ Homer
I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
~ Kevin Eubanks
Never a day passes but that I do myself the honor to commune with some of nature's varied forms.
~ George Washington Carver
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
~ Sophocles
To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.
~ Walter Scott
The life, which others pay, let us bestow, And give to fame what we to nature owe.
~ Homer
There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.
~ Nelson Mandela
Once she said the world was an astonishing animal: light was its spirit and noise was its mind. That it was composed to feed on honor, but did not.
~ Jack Gilbert, Collected Poems
Water is sacred to all Human Beings. If you do not have water, you cannot have life. I always remember to honor and pour the water because it is traditional.
~ Autumn Morning Star
Beauty without a character is a waste.
~ Luffina Lourduraj
Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.
~ Isocrates
Real Fathers are men of integrity & honour. Their word is their bond.
~ Fela Durotoye
The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride and worldly honor.
~ John Dryden
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
~ Nathan Hale
It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?
~ Jimmy Stewart
My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.
~ Herbert Hoover
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.
~ Michael N. Castle
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
~ James Bryce
All true patriots will meet in heaven.
~ Charlotte Corday
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
~ Bob Riley
Saying you are a patriot is not enough - you have to be one.
~ Janusz Korwin-Mikke
What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.
~ Joseph Addison
Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams
~ David McCullough, John Adams
Patriotism is a salt against rottenness, a glorious spur to high endeavour; it recovers the half-obliterated virtue of loyalty, calls every man to service, and ennobles great and small alike.
~ Percy Dearmer