Quotes About Honor

He told KG that if he didn't win as a Celtic, he'd give Garnett one of his rings.

To identify with an ancient legend such as Cincinnatus, or a living legend such as Washington, Franklin, or Jefferson, was to ask for nothing other than the recognition from fellow Americans for having done so.

Charles Royster analyzes this pursuit of model-based heroism as: …a concern for… reputation in the word "honor. " The term referred not simply to. conscience or self-esteem, but also to pub- lic acknowledgement of(a) claim to respect. To have honor and to be honored were very close, if not the same.374

The most singularly significant bond between Cincinnatus and Washington is Washington's resignation of the military commission at the end of the Revolution. As a military leader, Washington fought the entire conflict under the assumptions of only two formal pledges: to resign as soon as independence was won and to receive no compensation for his efforts.394

Listening is not about simply hearing physical words or sounds, they are often a nuisance; listening is a surrender to the moment with a quiet mind and an open heart. We are almost never in this place. We live in the illusionary world of subconscious thoughts with a full and busy mind. And sadly, a heart that is all too often closed to self/Self. Honour yourself by learning to truly listen. Go to Contents

work, at its best, is a socially integrating activity, an arena of recognition, a way of honoring our obligation to contribute to the common good.

The Aesir will not fight you. There is no honor in slaying a woman.

Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

An honorable quality.

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.

You get respect when you give respect. That's how you get respect.

So proud to be joining the best team in the world.

Do not expect to be applauded when you do the right thing, and do not expect to be forgiven when you err. But even your enemies will respect commitment - and a conscience at peace is worth more than a thousand tainted victories

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

I intend to do the same with him that I'd do for you or any other man in this brigade.

She was called Victoria because she had beaten us in battle seven hundred years before, and she was called Gloriana because she was glorious, and she was called the Queen because the human mouth was not shaped to say her true name.

I know it sounds foolishly old fashioned, but I'm stuck with this idea that there's something dignified and noble about facing your enemy and looking him in the eye before you thrust a saber in his heart.

Wealth lost, something lost; Honor lost, much lost; Courage lost, all lost. German proverb

If you're decent to others, then you're decent to yourself.

I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor.

He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an age when a man's word was indeed precious.

There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in battle. And there was always honor to be found in standing for a just cause and defending the defenseless.

Public symbols matter. They are one of the ways we tell each other, and the world, what we honor.

Murdoch is a brilliant and manipulative bastard; Evans is a brilliant and easily manipulated man of taste and honor.