Quotes About Honor

I heard disbelief and questioning, threats and cursing, honor and disgust.

Happiness has a simple recipe. Cherish your dearest, welcome your nearest, admire the simplest, honor the littlest, ignore the meaningless.

Subtlety may deceive you; intedrity never will.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

No greater satisfaction exists now than a paragraph well written in honor of something you value.

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!Long has it waved on high,And many an eye has danced to seeThat banner in the sky;Beneath it rung the battle shout,And burst the cannon's roar—The meteor of the ocean airShall sweep the clouds no more.

General John Pershing's famous (if probably apocryphal) "Lafayette, we are here

His life was a hymn in praise of honor, uprightness, and patriotism.

No me arrepentiré. Sólo cuando uno se respeta a sí mismo puede exigir el respeto de los demás, y sólo cuando uno cree en sí mismo los demás pueden creerle.

quell'Italia, l'Italia povera che ne consegue. Povera nell'onore, nell'orgoglio, nella conoscenza, e perfino nella grammatica.

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

Those who serve deserve.

Leaders do what ought to be done whether their deeds are known by thousands or known by no one.

The character to follow thru on commitments made to others is built by following thru on commitments made to self.

I began to suspect that the ultimate sacrifice isn't death after all; the ultimate sacrifice is willingly bearing the fullest penalty for your own actions.

Asking a man if he could be trusted was like asking an unwed girl if she was a virgin. The question mattered, but the asking of it was a gross insult.

A certain great and powerful king once asked a poet: "What can I give you of all that I have?" He wisely replied, "Anything sir… except your secret."

Stranger, tell the Spartans that we behaved as they would wish us to, and are buried here.

All men are alike... I believe that all of the so-called "anxiety of the age" — men frightened by one another, every known principle violated, effort mocked, happiness denied, beauty defiled, honor dragged down — originates in this one incredible expression.

Next, don't fail. I don't mind if you cheat, but just do not fail. If you fail, it will be a blemish upon your name for your entire life.

hey believe that while they are a student, cheating is the greatest dishonor and failing is the accomplishment of a hero. But once they go out into the real world, they realize that it's the complete opposite. One should realize that cheating is not dishonorable, and flunking is the root of failure in life.

I grew up loyal, so don't let me die a traitor.

Never turn your back against what you swore to protect with your life.

Respect your privileges and understand your rights.